Indigo

#4b287c

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

Indigo is a deep purple with a serious cast. 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 #4b287c, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#4b287c

RGB75, 40, 124

HSL265, 51%, 32%

HSV265, 68%, 49%

CMYK40%, 68%, 0%, 51%

Lab25.16, 35.09, -41.85

XYZ7.3, 4.47, 19.55

Decimal4925564

Web safe#333366

Pantone268 C

Shades of indigo

#452572 #3f2168 #391e5e #331b54 #2c184a #26143f #201135 #1a0e2b #140b21 #0e0717

Tints of indigo

#5a3095 #6938ae #7944c3 #8a5dcb #9c75d3 #ae8edb #c0a7e3 #d2c0eb #e4d9f3 #f5f2fb

Colors that go with indigo

Complementary#597c28 Analogous#282f7c Analogous#75287c Triadic#7c4b28 Triadic#287c4b Split complementary#7c7528 Split complementary#2f7c28

Indigo in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 40, 68, 0, 51.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #4b287c on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

40 68 0 51

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

41 67 4 57

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 read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Indigo in css

Copy #4b287c straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #4b287c; }
.text { color: #4b287c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4b287c; }

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 #4b287c against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #4b287c 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 #4b287c 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 #4b287c 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 #4b287c is computed, not guessed. 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.