Indigo

#381a4e

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

This is Indigo, a soft purple at 275 degrees. 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 #381a4e, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#381a4e

RGB56, 26, 78

HSL275, 50%, 20%

HSV275, 67%, 31%

CMYK28%, 67%, 0%, 69%

Lab16.15, 25.76, -26.33

XYZ3.38, 2.13, 7.44

Decimal3676750

Web safe#333366

Pantone269 C

Shades of indigo

#341848 #301643 #2c143d #281338 #241132 #200f2d #1c0d27 #180b22 #14091c #100817

Tints of indigo

#4d246b #622d88 #7737a5 #8b43c0 #9d60ca #af7dd4 #c19add #d3b7e7 #e5d5f1 #f7f2fb

Colors that go with indigo

Complementary#304e1a Analogous#1e1a4e Analogous#4e1a4a Triadic#4e381a Triadic#1a4e38 Split complementary#4a4e1a Split complementary#1a4e1e

Indigo in print

At this depth the ink coverage is heavy, worth a proof before a long run. The cmyk build is 28, 67, 0, 69.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #381a4e on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

28 67 0 69

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

30 66 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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Indigo in css

Copy #381a4e straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #381a4e; }
.text { color: #381a4e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #381a4e; }

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 #381a4e against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #381a4e against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Indigo on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #381a4e 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 thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn indigo into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #381a4e 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 #381a4e are worked out. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.