Indigo

#38208d

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

Indigo sits in the blue band, deep and strong. Deep blues like this anchor serious, established brands. Warm oranges and ambers opposite it add energy and grey keeps it professional.

Indigo color values

Every conversion for #38208d, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#38208d

RGB56, 32, 141

HSL253, 63%, 34%

HSV253, 77%, 55%

CMYK60%, 77%, 0%, 45%

Lab22.99, 41.08, -56.16

XYZ6.96, 3.8, 25.57

Decimal3678349

Web safe#333399

Pantone2746 C

Shades of indigo

#331d81 #2f1b76 #2a186a #26155f #211353 #1c1047 #180e3c #130b30 #0f0825 #0a0619

Tints of indigo

#4226a7 #4d2cc1 #5c3ad2 #7154d8 #876ede #9d88e4 #b2a2ea #c8bcf0 #ddd6f6 #f3f0fc

Colors that go with indigo

Complementary#758d20 Analogous#203e8d Analogous#6e208d Triadic#8d3820 Triadic#208d38 Split complementary#8d6f20 Split complementary#3f8d20

Indigo in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 60, 77, 0, 45.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #38208d on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

60 77 0 45

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

59 75 4 51

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 #38208d straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #38208d; }
.text { color: #38208d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #38208d; }

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 #38208d against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #38208d 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 #38208d 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 #38208d 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 #38208d is computed, not guessed. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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.