Color Shades Generator
Pick any base color and instantly generate a 10-step palette (50–900) using HSL lightness scaling — just like Tailwind CSS. Copy individual HEX values or export the full CSS custom property block.
:root {
--color-primary-50: #f1f1fe;
--color-primary-100: #dedffc;
--color-primary-200: #b9baf9;
--color-primary-300: #8588f4;
--color-primary-400: #484cef;
--color-primary-500: #1418e1;
--color-primary-600: #1013ad;
--color-primary-700: #0b0e7e;
--color-primary-800: #080954;
--color-primary-900: #04052f;
}How shades are generated
The tool converts your base color to HSL, preserves the hue and saturation, then applies a fixed lightness curve across 10 steps — from 97% lightness at shade 50 to 10% lightness at shade 900. This matches the visual weight distribution used by Tailwind CSS's default palette.
CSS custom properties
Each shade is mapped to a CSS variable like --color-primary-500. Name the prefix whatever you like, then paste the generated :root block directly into your stylesheet.
Clicking shades
Click any shade row to copy its HEX value to the clipboard. The "Copy all" button exports the full CSS :root block at once.
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