Indigo

#490da2

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

Indigo falls in the purple range, deep and vivid. 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 #490da2, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#490da2

RGB73, 13, 162

HSL264, 85%, 34%

HSV264, 92%, 64%

CMYK55%, 92%, 0%, 36%

Lab24.68, 55.99, -66.23

XYZ9.41, 4.31, 34.52

Decimal4787618

Web safe#330099

Pantone2735 C

Shades of indigo

#430c95 #3d0b87 #370a7a #31096d #2b085f #250752 #1f0544 #190437 #13032a #0d021c

Tints of indigo

#560fbf #6312dd #7321ed #863ef0 #985cf2 #ab79f4 #bd96f7 #d0b4f9 #e2d1fb #f5eefe

Colors that go with indigo

Complementary#66a20d Analogous#0d1ca2 Analogous#930da2 Triadic#a2490d Triadic#0da249 Split complementary#a2940d Split complementary#1ba20d

Indigo in print

A color this vivid sometimes sits just outside cmyk gamut, so expect a small dip in punch on paper. The cmyk build is 55, 92, 0, 36.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #490da2 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

55 92 0 36

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

55 89 4 42

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 #490da2 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #490da2; }
.text { color: #490da2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #490da2; }

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 #490da2 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #490da2 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 #490da2 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 #490da2 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 #490da2 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 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.