Indigo

#38017c

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

Indigo is a deep purple with a rich cast. Deep purples like this carry luxury and craft. Yellow greens across the wheel wake it up and soft greys let it stay refined.

Indigo color values

Every conversion for #38017c, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#38017c

RGB56, 1, 124

HSL267, 98%, 25%

HSV267, 99%, 49%

CMYK55%, 99%, 0%, 51%

Lab17.07, 48.22, -55.2

XYZ5.28, 2.32, 19.24

Decimal3670396

Web safe#330066

Pantone2745 C

Shades of indigo

#300169 #2b0160 #270157 #23014d #1f0144 #1a003a #160031 #120028 #0e001e

Tints of indigo

#4801a0 #5902c5 #6902e9 #7c13fd #9037fd #a45cfe #b880fe #cda4fe #e1c9ff #f5edff

Colors that go with indigo

Complementary#457c01 Analogous#01087c Analogous#75017c Triadic#7c3801 Triadic#017c38 Split complementary#7c7501 Split complementary#087c01

Indigo in print

A color this vivid sometimes sits just outside cmyk gamut, so expect a small dip in punch on paper. The cmyk build is 55, 99, 0, 51.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #38017c on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

55 99 0 51

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

55 95 4 57

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 #38017c straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #38017c; }
.text { color: #38017c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #38017c; }

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 #38017c against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #38017c 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 #38017c 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 #38017c 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

Every value on this page for #38017c is computed, not guessed. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. The coated and uncoated cmyk builds differ because uncoated stock absorbs more ink and gains dot, so the same color needs a heavier, slightly duller build on press. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.