Indigo

#48025e

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

Indigo is a dark purple with a dramatic cast. Purples like this signal creativity and a premium feel. Pair it with warm yellows for contrast, or with charcoal for a moody scheme.

Indigo color values

Every conversion for #48025e, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#48025e

RGB72, 2, 94

HSL286, 96%, 19%

HSV286, 98%, 37%

CMYK23%, 98%, 0%, 63%

Lab16.65, 42.99, -36.21

XYZ4.71, 2.23, 10.77

Decimal4719198

Web safe#330066

Pantone2627 C

Shades of indigo

#3e0251 #340144 #2b0138 #260131 #21012b #1c0124 #17011e

Tints of indigo

#660385 #8304ac #a104d2 #bf05f9 #c92cfb #d352fb #dd79fc #e7a0fd #f1c7fe #fbeeff

Colors that go with indigo

Complementary#185e02 Analogous#1a025e Analogous#5e0246 Triadic#5e4802 Triadic#025e48 Split complementary#465e02 Split complementary#025e1a

Indigo in print

It runs deep in print, so a rich black build underneath keeps it from looking flat. The cmyk build is 23, 98, 0, 63.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #48025e on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

23 98 0 63

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

25 94 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 #48025e straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #48025e; }
.text { color: #48025e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #48025e; }

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 #48025e against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #48025e 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 #48025e 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 #48025e 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 #48025e is computed, not guessed. 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.