Indigo

#3a166d

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

This is Indigo, a strong purple at 265 degrees. Deep purples like this carry luxury and craft. Pair it with warm yellows for contrast, or with charcoal for a moody scheme.

Indigo color values

Every conversion for #3a166d, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#3a166d

RGB58, 22, 109

HSL265, 66%, 26%

HSV265, 80%, 43%

CMYK47%, 80%, 0%, 57%

Lab18.27, 37.02, -43.55

XYZ4.79, 2.58, 14.71

Decimal3806829

Web safe#330066

Pantone273 C

Shades of indigo

#31135c #2d1154 #280f4c #240e43 #1f0c3b #1b0a33 #16092a #120722 #0e0519

Tints of indigo

#4a1c8b #5a22a9 #6a28c7 #7c3cd8 #905ade #a578e4 #b996ea #cdb4f0 #e1d2f6 #f5f0fc

Colors that go with indigo

Complementary#496d16 Analogous#161e6d Analogous#65166d Triadic#6d3a16 Triadic#166d3a Split complementary#6d6616 Split complementary#1d6d16

Indigo in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 47, 80, 0, 57.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #3a166d on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

47 80 0 57

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

47 78 4 63

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 #3a166d straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #3a166d; }
.text { color: #3a166d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3a166d; }

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 #3a166d against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #3a166d 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 #3a166d 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 #3a166d 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 #3a166d is computed, not guessed. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.