Indigo

#2f0044

Hex, rgb, cmyk and Pantone values for indigo, with shades, tints, matching colors and free print quality patterns.

Indigo is a dark purple with a moody cast. Purples like this signal creativity and a premium feel. Yellow greens across the wheel wake it up and soft greys let it stay refined.

Indigo color values

Every conversion for #2f0044, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#2f0044

RGB47, 0, 68

HSL281, 100%, 13%

HSV281, 100%, 27%

CMYK31%, 100%, 0%, 73%

Lab9.17, 34.34, -30.75

XYZ2.22, 1.02, 5.55

Decimal3080260

Web safe#330033

Pantone2765 C

Shades of indigo

#2a003d #250035 #1f002e #1a0026 #180022 #15001f

Tints of indigo

#4c006e #6a0099 #8700c3 #a400ee #b819ff #c543ff #d26eff #df98ff #ecc3ff #f9edff

Colors that go with indigo

Complementary#154400 Analogous#0d0044 Analogous#440037 Triadic#442f00 Triadic#00442f Split complementary#374400 Split complementary#00440d

Indigo in print

At this depth the ink coverage is heavy, worth a proof before a long run. The cmyk build is 31, 100, 0, 73.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #2f0044 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

31 100 0 73

Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

33 96 4 79

The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color converts to cmyk comfortably and should hold on press.

See how it converts in the rgb to cmyk converter, or read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Indigo in css

Copy #2f0044 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #2f0044; }
.text { color: #2f0044; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2f0044; }

How indigo looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Indigo and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #2f0044 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #2f0044 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through our contrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Indigo on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #2f0044 sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around indigo? Pull matching colors from any photo with the color palette generator, or check a design for print with the rgb to cmyk converter.

Turn indigo into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #2f0044 and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Arches Signature stripes Gem Shingles

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from indigo, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

Here is how the numbers for #2f0044 are worked out. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. Two cmyk builds are shown because coated and uncoated papers behave differently, uncoated soaks up ink and needs more of it to hit the same target. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.