Indigo

#480f49

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

Indigo sits in the pink band, dark and strong. Pinks like this read soft and contemporary. It works with sage and olive for balance, or with cream for a gentle palette.

Indigo color values

Every conversion for #480f49, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#480f49

RGB72, 15, 73

HSL299, 66%, 17%

HSV299, 79%, 29%

CMYK1%, 79%, 0%, 71%

Lab16.51, 34.47, -22.18

XYZ4.05, 2.2, 6.51

Decimal4722505

Web safe#330033

Pantone2627 C

Shades of indigo

#430e44 #3f0d3f #3a0c3b #350b36 #310a31 #2c092c #270828 #220723 #1e061e #190519

Tints of indigo

#69166b #8a1d8c #ab24ae #cc2bcf #d749da #de6ae0 #e68ce7 #edadee #f4cff5 #fcf0fc

Colors that go with indigo

Complementary#10490f Analogous#2b0f49 Analogous#490f2d Triadic#49480f Triadic#0f4948 Split complementary#2d490f Split complementary#0f492b

Indigo in print

It runs deep in print, so a rich black build underneath keeps it from looking flat. The cmyk build is 1, 79, 0, 71.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #480f49 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

1 79 0 71

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

5 77 4 77

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 #480f49 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #480f49; }
.text { color: #480f49; }
.border { border: 2px solid #480f49; }

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 #480f49 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #480f49 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 #480f49 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 #480f49 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 #480f49 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. 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.