Indigo

#421c8a

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

Indigo is a deep purple with a rich cast. 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 #421c8a, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#421c8a

RGB66, 28, 138

HSL261, 66%, 33%

HSV261, 80%, 54%

CMYK52%, 80%, 0%, 46%

Lab23.08, 43.6, -54.1

XYZ7.25, 3.82, 24.4

Decimal4332682

Web safe#333399

Pantone273 C

Shades of indigo

#3d1a7f #371773 #321568 #2c135d #271152 #220e46 #1c0c3b #170a30 #120725 #0c0519

Tints of indigo

#4f22a5 #5c27c0 #6b32d5 #7e4ddb #9269e0 #a684e6 #b99feb #cdbaf1 #e1d5f6 #f4f0fc

Colors that go with indigo

Complementary#648a1c Analogous#1c2d8a Analogous#791c8a Triadic#8a421c Triadic#1c8a42 Split complementary#8a791c Split complementary#2d8a1c

Indigo in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 52, 80, 0, 46.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #421c8a on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

52 80 0 46

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

52 78 4 52

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

Indigo in css

Copy #421c8a straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #421c8a; }
.text { color: #421c8a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #421c8a; }

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 #421c8a against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #421c8a 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 #421c8a 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 #421c8a 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 #421c8a is computed, not guessed. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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.