Indigo

#49137d

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

This is Indigo, a strong purple at 271 degrees. 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 #49137d, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#49137d

RGB73, 19, 125

HSL271, 74%, 28%

HSV271, 85%, 49%

CMYK42%, 85%, 0%, 51%

Lab21.44, 44.97, -48.56

XYZ6.68, 3.36, 19.7

Decimal4789117

Web safe#330066

Pantone2745 C

Shades of indigo

#431273 #3e1069 #380f5f #320d56 #2c0c4c #270a42 #210938 #1b072e #150624 #10041b

Tints of indigo

#5b189b #6c1cb9 #7e21d8 #8f3ae1 #a058e6 #b277ea #c395ef #d4b3f3 #e5d1f8 #f6f0fd

Colors that go with indigo

Complementary#477d13 Analogous#14137d Analogous#7d137c Triadic#7d4913 Triadic#137d49 Split complementary#7c7d13 Split complementary#137d14

Indigo in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 42, 85, 0, 51.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #49137d on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

42 85 0 51

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

43 82 4 57

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 #49137d straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #49137d; }
.text { color: #49137d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #49137d; }

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 #49137d against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #49137d 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 #49137d 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 #49137d 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 #49137d 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.