Indigo

#3c00a0

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

This is Indigo, a vivid purple at 262 degrees. 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 #3c00a0, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#3c00a0

RGB60, 0, 160

HSL263, 100%, 31%

HSV263, 100%, 63%

CMYK62%, 100%, 0%, 37%

Lab21.94, 57.48, -69.61

XYZ8.21, 3.5, 33.5

Decimal3932320

Web safe#330099

Pantone2738 C

Shades of indigo

#370093 #320086 #2d0079 #29006c #24005f #1f0052 #1a0045 #150038 #10002c #0b001f

Tints of indigo

#4800c1 #5500e2 #6305ff #7726ff #8c47ff #a168ff #b68aff #caabff #dfccff #f4edff

Colors that go with indigo

Complementary#64a000 Analogous#0014a0 Analogous#8c00a0 Triadic#a03c00 Triadic#00a03c Split complementary#a08c00 Split complementary#14a000

Indigo in print

It is saturated enough that the cmyk build can shift slightly from screen to press, so proof it. The cmyk build is 62, 100, 0, 37.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #3c00a0 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

62 100 0 37

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

61 96 4 43

The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color is saturated enough to sit near the edge of cmyk gamut, so expect a small drop in punch on paper and proof it before a long run.

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 #3c00a0 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #3c00a0; }
.text { color: #3c00a0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3c00a0; }

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 #3c00a0 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #3c00a0 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 #3c00a0 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 #3c00a0 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 #3c00a0 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.