Indigo

#46045f

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

Indigo falls in the purple range, dark and vivid. Purples like this signal creativity and a premium feel. Yellow greens across the wheel wake it up and soft greys let it stay refined.

Indigo color values

Every conversion for #46045f, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#46045f

RGB70, 4, 95

HSL284, 92%, 19%

HSV284, 96%, 37%

CMYK26%, 96%, 0%, 63%

Lab16.58, 42.25, -37.01

XYZ4.63, 2.22, 11.01

Decimal4588639

Web safe#330066

Pantone2627 C

Shades of indigo

#3c0352 #330345 #2e033e #240231 #1f022a #1a0224 #16011d

Tints of indigo

#620685 #7e07aa #9909d0 #b50cf5 #c031f6 #cc57f8 #d77dfa #e3a2fb #eec8fd #faeefe

Colors that go with indigo

Complementary#1d5f04 Analogous#18045f Analogous#5f044a Triadic#5f4604 Triadic#045f46 Split complementary#4a5f04 Split complementary#045f18

Indigo in print

At this depth the ink coverage is heavy, worth a proof before a long run. The cmyk build is 26, 96, 0, 63.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #46045f on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

26 96 0 63

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

28 92 4 69

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 #46045f straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #46045f; }
.text { color: #46045f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #46045f; }

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 #46045f against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #46045f 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 #46045f 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 #46045f 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 #46045f is computed, not guessed. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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.