Indigo

#3d1584

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

Indigo falls in the purple range, deep and strong. 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 #3d1584, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#3d1584

RGB61, 21, 132

HSL262, 73%, 30%

HSV262, 84%, 52%

CMYK54%, 84%, 0%, 48%

Lab20.81, 44.32, -54.1

XYZ6.36, 3.19, 22.11

Decimal4003204

Web safe#330099

Pantone273 C

Shades of indigo

#381379 #33126f #2e1064 #290e5a #250d4f #200b45 #1b093a #160830 #110625 #0c041a

Tints of indigo

#4b1aa1 #581ebf #6623dc #7a40e1 #8e5de5 #a37bea #b798ef #cbb5f3 #e0d2f8 #f4f0fd

Colors that go with indigo

Complementary#5c8415 Analogous#152484 Analogous#751584 Triadic#843d15 Triadic#15843d Split complementary#847515 Split complementary#258415

Indigo in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 54, 84, 0, 48.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #3d1584 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

54 84 0 48

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

54 81 4 54

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

Indigo in css

Copy #3d1584 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #3d1584; }
.text { color: #3d1584; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3d1584; }

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 #3d1584 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #3d1584 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 #3d1584 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 #3d1584 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 #3d1584 are worked out. 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.