Indigo is one of the color families shipped with this release. Deep blue-violet — sophistication and focus..
Shades#
100200300400500600700800900950
Palette table#
| Shade | Class fragment | Value | Best role |
|---|---|---|---|
100 | indigo-100 | #eef2ff | Very light — section backgrounds, badges on light UI, tinted code blocks. |
200 | indigo-200 | #e0e7ff | Light — borders on light themes, dividers with personality, chip backgrounds. |
300 | indigo-300 | #c7d2fe | Soft — secondary borders, disabled states with color, placeholder decorations. |
400 | indigo-400 | #a5b4fc | Medium-light — icons on dark surfaces, decorative accents, chart lines. |
500 | indigo-500 | #818cf8 | The primary step — buttons, links, brand fills, key interactive elements. |
600 | indigo-600 | #6366f1 | Hover step — hover states for 500 elements, or primary on very light UIs. |
700 | indigo-700 | #4f46e5 | Active step — pressed states, emphasized text on light tinted backgrounds. |
800 | indigo-800 | #4338ca | Dark — text on light palettes, headers in tinted sections, dark UI fills. |
900 | indigo-900 | #3730a3 | Very dark — deep section backgrounds, high-contrast text carriers. |
950 | indigo-950 | #312e81 | Darkest — near-black tinted backgrounds, hero surfaces, footer tones. |
Use it#
<div class="bg-indigo-500 text-white p-6 rounded-xl">Indigo surface</div>
<p class="text-indigo-600 dark:text-indigo-400">Adaptive text</p>
<div class="border border-indigo-200 dark:border-indigo-800 bg-indigo-50 dark:bg-indigo-950 p-4 rounded-lg">Panel</div>Per-usage guides#
Indigo textstext-indigo-* in practice.Indigo backgroundsbg-indigo-* in practice.Indigo bordersborder-indigo-* in practice.Indigo gradientsfrom-indigo-* in practice.
Contrast#
Flip point: shades 50–400 want dark text (text-slate-900); shades 500+ (approx.) want white text. Verify with the accessibility/color-contrast|contrast guide.
Related palettes#
colors/blue|blue · colors/violet|violet · colors/color-pairing|Pairing recipes