Indigo

Indigo color values

Every conversion for #400f4e, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Shades of indigo

Tints of indigo

Colors that go with indigo

Indigo in print

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #400f4e on both.

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 #400f4e straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #400f4e; }
.text { color: #400f4e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #400f4e; }

How indigo looks on light and dark

Indigo and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #400f4e against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #400f4e 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 #400f4e sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

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 #400f4e and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

How we calculate these values