HEX to RGB: #4F46E5

Also known as: Tailwind v3 indigo-600

Result

#4F46E5 → rgb(79 70 229)

Values are shown at full precision, so converting back gives exactly #4f46e5. The rounded form is what you normally paste into CSS.

Step-by-step math

Every number below is computed from the input, nothing is looked up.

  1. 1. HEX → pairs

    #4F46E5 → 4F | 46 | E5
  2. 2. base 16 → base 10

    R = 4F₁₆ = 4×16 + 15 = 79
    G = 46₁₆ = 4×16 + 6 = 70
    B = E5₁₆ = 14×16 + 5 = 229
  3. 3. RGB

    rgb(79 70 229)

All formats

HEX
#4f46e5
RGB
rgb(79 70 229)
RGB (legacy)
rgb(79, 70, 229)
HSL
hsl(243.40 75.36% 58.63%) → hsl(243 75% 59%)
HWB
hwb(243 27% 10%)
OKLCH
oklch(0.511 0.230 277.0) · oklch(51.1% 0.230 277.0)
OKLab
oklab(0.511 0.028 -0.228)
Lab (D50)
lab(39.38 41.55 -80.97)
LCH (D50)
lch(39.38 91.00 297.16)
Display P3
color(display-p3 0.3039 0.2758 0.8646)
Linear sRGB
color(srgb-linear 0.0782 0.0612 0.7835)

Gamut: sRGB and Display P3

#4F46E5 is a hex color, so it sits inside sRGB and therefore inside Display P3. At this lightness and hue, sRGB reaches chroma 0.278 and Display P3 reaches 0.297; this color uses 83% of the sRGB chroma available.

CSS snippets

.element {
  color: #4f46e5;
  color: rgb(79 70 229);
  color: hsl(243 75% 59%);
  color: oklch(0.511 0.230 277.0);
}

/* Tailwind CSS v4 */
@theme {
  --color-brand: oklch(0.511 0.230 277.0);
}
/* arbitrary values */
class="text-[#4f46e5] bg-[oklch(0.511_0.230_277.0)]"

/* wide-gamut screens */
@media (color-gamut: p3) {
  .element { color: color(display-p3 0.3039 0.2758 0.8646); }
}

/* relative color syntax: 10% darker */
.element-dark { color: oklch(from #4f46e5 calc(l - 0.1) c h); }

Nearby colors

Closest colors in the Tailwind and CSS named palettes (OKLab distance).

Lighter and darker, same hue and chroma

  • #5E5BFA · oklch(0.571 0.230 277.0) · ΔL +0.06
  • #422FD0 · oklch(0.451 0.230 277.0) · ΔL −0.06

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