Ask HN: Why is the gray color of TailwindCSS dark blue?
The color that comes out when you do "bg-gray-900" is not gray. I checked. It's blue. Dark blue. But why did they do that? Why do they say gray?
I have a tool for creating Tailwind color palettes you might find interesting here (https://inclusivecolors.com) where you can visualize how the hue of Tailwind's "gray" shifts a little to the left and the saturation goes from high to low as the gray gets lighter (you'll need to load the palette first via "Import" then "Tailwind"), and customise it if you want.
Their "neutral" is the perfect gray you're looking for.
Why their "gray" is actually blue, I have no idea.
Must have explained it to 3-4 junior engineers/interns, but could never quite find a link back to it.
Thank you!