Indigo

#422184

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

This is Indigo, a strong purple at 260 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 #422184, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#422184

RGB66, 33, 132

HSL260, 60%, 32%

HSV260, 75%, 52%

CMYK50%, 75%, 0%, 48%

Lab23.38, 39.41, -49.85

XYZ6.96, 3.91, 22.22

Decimal4333956

Web safe#333399

Pantone273 C

Shades of indigo

#3d1e79 #371c6e #321964 #2c1659 #27144e #221143 #1c0e39 #170b2e #120923 #0c0618

Tints of indigo

#4f289e #5c2eb8 #6b3ace #7f54d4 #926edb #a688e1 #b9a2e8 #cdbcee #e1d7f5 #f4f1fb

Colors that go with indigo

Complementary#638421 Analogous#213284 Analogous#732184 Triadic#844221 Triadic#218442 Split complementary#847421 Split complementary#328421

Indigo in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 50, 75, 0, 48.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #422184 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

50 75 0 48

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

50 73 4 54

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 #422184 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #422184; }
.text { color: #422184; }
.border { border: 2px solid #422184; }

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 #422184 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #422184 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 #422184 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 #422184 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 #422184 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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.