Indigo

#4a2476

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 soft. 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 #4a2476, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#4a2476

RGB74, 36, 118

HSL268, 53%, 30%

HSV268, 69%, 46%

CMYK37%, 69%, 0%, 54%

Lab23.76, 35.44, -40.32

XYZ6.72, 4.03, 17.56

Decimal4858998

Web safe#333366

Pantone268 C

Shades of indigo

#44216d #3e1e63 #381b5a #321850 #2c1647 #26133d #201034 #1b0d2a #150a21 #0f0717

Tints of indigo

#5a2c90 #6a34aa #7b3cc3 #8c56cb #9e70d3 #af8adb #c1a4e3 #d3beeb #e4d7f3 #f6f1fb

Colors that go with indigo

Complementary#507624 Analogous#242776 Analogous#732476 Triadic#764a24 Triadic#24764a Split complementary#767324 Split complementary#277624

Indigo in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 37, 69, 0, 54.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #4a2476 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

37 69 0 54

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

38 67 4 60

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 #4a2476 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #4a2476; }
.text { color: #4a2476; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4a2476; }

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 #4a2476 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #4a2476 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 #4a2476 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 #4a2476 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 #4a2476 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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.