Indigo

#4c1386

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 #4c1386, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#4c1386

RGB76, 19, 134

HSL270, 75%, 30%

HSV270, 86%, 53%

CMYK43%, 86%, 0%, 47%

Lab22.74, 47.65, -52.11

XYZ7.52, 3.72, 22.88

Decimal4985734

Web safe#330099

Pantone2685 C

Shades of indigo

#46117b #401071 #3a0e66 #340d5b #2e0b50 #280a46 #21083b #1b0730 #150526 #0f041b

Tints of indigo

#5d17a4 #6e1bc1 #7f20df #903de4 #a15be8 #b279ec #c396f0 #d4b4f4 #e5d2f9 #f6effd

Colors that go with indigo

Complementary#4d8613 Analogous#131386 Analogous#861386 Triadic#864c13 Triadic#13864c Split complementary#868613 Split complementary#138613

Indigo in print

It is saturated enough that the cmyk build can shift slightly from screen to press, so proof it. The cmyk build is 43, 86, 0, 47.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #4c1386 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

43 86 0 47

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

44 83 4 53

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 #4c1386 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #4c1386; }
.text { color: #4c1386; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4c1386; }

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 #4c1386 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #4c1386 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 #4c1386 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 #4c1386 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 #4c1386 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 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.