Tailwind CSS blue color

The 11 shades of Tailwind CSS blue, from blue-50 (lightest) to blue-950 (darkest). Click any value to copy it.

blue shades

HEX and RGB from Tailwind v3; OKLCH from Tailwind v4. Click a value to copy it.

blue-50

blue-100

blue-200

blue-300

blue-400

blue-500

blue-600

blue-700

blue-800

blue-900

blue-950

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Tailwind v4 (CSS, @theme)

@theme {
  --color-blue-50: oklch(97% 0.014 254.604);
  --color-blue-100: oklch(93.2% 0.032 255.585);
  --color-blue-200: oklch(88.2% 0.059 254.128);
  --color-blue-300: oklch(80.9% 0.105 251.813);
  --color-blue-400: oklch(70.7% 0.165 254.624);
  --color-blue-500: oklch(62.3% 0.214 259.815);
  --color-blue-600: oklch(54.6% 0.245 262.881);
  --color-blue-700: oklch(48.8% 0.243 264.376);
  --color-blue-800: oklch(42.4% 0.199 265.638);
  --color-blue-900: oklch(37.9% 0.146 265.522);
  --color-blue-950: oklch(28.2% 0.091 267.935);
}

Tailwind v3 (tailwind.config.js)

module.exports = {
  theme: {
    extend: {
      colors: {
        blue: {
          50: '#eff6ff',
          100: '#dbeafe',
          200: '#bfdbfe',
          300: '#93c5fd',
          400: '#60a5fa',
          500: '#3b82f6',
          600: '#2563eb',
          700: '#1d4ed8',
          800: '#1e40af',
          900: '#1e3a8a',
          950: '#172554'
        }
      }
    }
  }
}

CSS variables (HEX)

:root {
  --blue-50: #EFF6FF;
  --blue-100: #DBEAFE;
  --blue-200: #BFDBFE;
  --blue-300: #93C5FD;
  --blue-400: #60A5FA;
  --blue-500: #3B82F6;
  --blue-600: #2563EB;
  --blue-700: #1D4ED8;
  --blue-800: #1E40AF;
  --blue-900: #1E3A8A;
  --blue-950: #172554;
}

More Tailwind colors

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Frequently asked questions

What is the HEX code for Tailwind blue-500?

In Tailwind v3, blue-500 is #3B82F6, which is rgb(59, 130, 246). In Tailwind v4 it is defined as oklch(62.3% 0.214 259.815).

How do I use Tailwind blue in my project?

With classes like bg-blue-500, text-blue-700 or border-blue-200. In Tailwind v4 you can also use the CSS variable var(--color-blue-500) in your own CSS.

Other frameworks

Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap are trademarks of their respective owners. The values come from their public documentation and packages: Tailwind CSS 4.3.3 / 3.4.19, material-colors, Material Web (tokens), Bootstrap 5.3.8 / 4.6.2.