Indigo
#4B0082
Indigo (#4B0082) is a dark, vivid purple colour, cool. In RGB it is 75 red, 0 green and 130 blue; in HSL its hue is 275°, its saturation 100% and its lightness 25%. For print, its CMYK mix is 42% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black, though printed colours vary with paper and ink.
Purple has long meant luxury, creativity and a touch of mystery. Light purples feel soft and gentle; deep purples feel rich and bold.
Text on indigo
White text on indigo has a contrast ratio of 12.95:1 and passes AAA; black text has 1.62:1 and fails. White text is the better choice on it. Check other pairs in the contrast checker.
White text · 12.95:1
Black text · 1.62:1
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Use indigo in CSS
.button {
background-color: #4B0082;
color: #FFFFFF;
}Make a full Tailwind scale from it with the Tailwind shades generator, or see more shades of purple.