Indigo

#400a47

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

Indigo is a dark pink, anchoring and easy to pair. Pinks like this read soft and contemporary. It works with sage and olive for balance, or with cream for a gentle palette.

Indigo color values

Every conversion for #400a47, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#400a47

RGB64, 10, 71

HSL293, 75%, 16%

HSV293, 86%, 28%

CMYK10%, 86%, 0%, 72%

Lab14.19, 33.99, -24.59

XYZ3.36, 1.76, 6.12

Decimal4196935

Web safe#330033

Pantone2627 C

Shades of indigo

#38093e #300835 #28062c #240628 #200524 #1c041f #18041b

Tints of indigo

#600f6b #81148f #a119b3 #c21ed7 #d03be3 #d95fe8 #e183ee #eaa7f3 #f3cbf8 #fbeffd

Colors that go with indigo

Complementary#11470a Analogous#220a47 Analogous#470a2f Triadic#47400a Triadic#0a4740 Split complementary#30470a Split complementary#0a4721

Indigo in print

At this depth the ink coverage is heavy, worth a proof before a long run. The cmyk build is 10, 86, 0, 72.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #400a47 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

10 86 0 72

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

13 83 4 78

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 #400a47 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #400a47; }
.text { color: #400a47; }
.border { border: 2px solid #400a47; }

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 #400a47 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #400a47 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 #400a47 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 #400a47 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 #400a47 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.