Indigo

#390161

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

Indigo falls in the purple range, dark and vivid. 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 #390161, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#390161

RGB57, 1, 97

HSL275, 98%, 19%

HSV275, 99%, 38%

CMYK41%, 99%, 0%, 62%

Lab14.14, 41.88, -42.42

XYZ3.86, 1.75, 11.44

Decimal3735905

Web safe#330066

Pantone2755 C

Shades of indigo

#310154 #290146 #210139 #1e0132 #1a002c #160025 #12001e

Tints of indigo

#500188 #6702af #7e02d6 #9503fc #a52afd #b651fd #c678fe #d79ffe #e7c6fe #f8edff

Colors that go with indigo

Complementary#296101 Analogous#090161 Analogous#610159 Triadic#613901 Triadic#016139 Split complementary#596101 Split complementary#016109

Indigo in print

It runs deep in print, so a rich black build underneath keeps it from looking flat. The cmyk build is 41, 99, 0, 62.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #390161 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

41 99 0 62

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

42 95 4 68

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 #390161 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #390161; }
.text { color: #390161; }
.border { border: 2px solid #390161; }

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 #390161 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #390161 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 #390161 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 #390161 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

The figures for #390161 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.