Indigo

#45127d

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 269 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 #45127d, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#45127d

RGB69, 18, 125

HSL269, 75%, 28%

HSV269, 86%, 49%

CMYK45%, 86%, 0%, 51%

Lab20.75, 44.74, -49.73

XYZ6.37, 3.18, 19.68

Decimal4526717

Web safe#330066

Pantone2745 C

Shades of indigo

#401173 #3a0f69 #350e60 #2f0c56 #2a0b4c #240a42 #1f0838 #1a072e #140525 #0f041b

Tints of indigo

#56169c #671bba #781fd9 #8938e2 #9b57e7 #ad75eb #c094f0 #d2b2f4 #e4d1f8 #f6effd

Colors that go with indigo

Complementary#4a7d12 Analogous#12147d Analogous#7b127d Triadic#7d4512 Triadic#127d45 Split complementary#7d7b12 Split complementary#147d12

Indigo in print

It is saturated enough that the cmyk build can shift slightly from screen to press, so proof it. The cmyk build is 45, 86, 0, 51.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #45127d on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

45 86 0 51

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

45 83 4 57

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 read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Indigo in css

Copy #45127d straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #45127d; }
.text { color: #45127d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #45127d; }

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 #45127d against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #45127d 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 #45127d 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 #45127d 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 #45127d are worked out. 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.