Indigo

#49116a

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 strong. Deep purples like this carry luxury and craft. Pair it with warm yellows for contrast, or with charcoal for a moody scheme.

Indigo color values

Every conversion for #49116a, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#49116a

RGB73, 17, 106

HSL278, 72%, 24%

HSV278, 84%, 42%

CMYK31%, 84%, 0%, 58%

Lab19.47, 41.1, -39.54

XYZ5.55, 2.86, 13.89

Decimal4788586

Web safe#330066

Pantone2617 C

Shades of indigo

#441062 #3e0e5a #390d52 #330c4a #2e0b42 #28093a #230832 #1d072a #180622 #12041a

Tints of indigo

#5f168a #751baa #8b20c9 #9e31de #ad51e3 #bc70e8 #cb90ed #dab0f2 #e9d0f7 #f8f0fd

Colors that go with indigo

Complementary#326a11 Analogous#1d116a Analogous#6a115e Triadic#6a4911 Triadic#116a49 Split complementary#5e6a11 Split complementary#116a1d

Indigo in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 31, 84, 0, 58.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #49116a on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

31 84 0 58

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

33 81 4 64

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 #49116a straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #49116a; }
.text { color: #49116a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #49116a; }

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 #49116a against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #49116a 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 #49116a 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 #49116a 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 #49116a 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.