Indigo

#310150

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 anchoring 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 #310150, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#310150

RGB49, 1, 80

HSL276, 98%, 16%

HSV276, 99%, 31%

CMYK39%, 99%, 0%, 69%

Lab10.95, 36.88, -36.2

XYZ2.73, 1.25, 7.69

Decimal3211600

Web safe#330066

Pantone2765 C

Shades of indigo

#2b0146 #25013c #1f0132 #1c012d #190128 #160023 #13001e

Tints of indigo

#4a0279 #6302a1 #7c03ca #9403f2 #a722fc #b74bfd #c774fd #d79cfe #e8c5fe #f8edff

Colors that go with indigo

Complementary#205001 Analogous#090150 Analogous#500148 Triadic#503101 Triadic#015031 Split complementary#485001 Split complementary#015009

Indigo in print

At this depth the ink coverage is heavy, worth a proof before a long run. The cmyk build is 39, 99, 0, 69.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #310150 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

39 99 0 69

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

40 95 4 75

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 #310150 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #310150; }
.text { color: #310150; }
.border { border: 2px solid #310150; }

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 #310150 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #310150 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 #310150 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 #310150 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 #310150 are worked out. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. The uncoated cmyk build carries more ink than the coated one, which is what a printer would compensate for when the same color runs on a rougher stock. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.