Indigo

#4d075d

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

Indigo is a dark purple with a anchoring cast. Purples like this signal creativity and a premium feel. Yellow greens across the wheel wake it up and soft greys let it stay refined.

Indigo color values

Every conversion for #4d075d, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#4d075d

RGB77, 7, 93

HSL289, 86%, 20%

HSV289, 92%, 36%

CMYK17%, 92%, 0%, 64%

Lab18.01, 42.15, -33.29

XYZ5.11, 2.52, 10.57

Decimal5048157

Web safe#660066

Pantone2627 C

Shades of indigo

#480757 #420650 #3d064a #380543 #32053d #2d0436 #280430 #220329 #1d0323 #18021c

Tints of indigo

#6b0a81 #890ca6 #a80fca #c514ed #ce38f0 #d75df3 #e081f6 #e9a5f8 #f2cafb #fbeefe

Colors that go with indigo

Complementary#175d07 Analogous#22075d Analogous#5d0742 Triadic#5d4d07 Triadic#075d4d Split complementary#425d07 Split complementary#075d22

Indigo in print

At this depth the ink coverage is heavy, worth a proof before a long run. The cmyk build is 17, 92, 0, 64.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #4d075d on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

17 92 0 64

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

20 89 4 70

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 #4d075d straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #4d075d; }
.text { color: #4d075d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4d075d; }

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 #4d075d against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #4d075d 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 #4d075d 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 #4d075d 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 #4d075d 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. Two cmyk builds are shown because coated and uncoated papers behave differently, uncoated soaks up ink and needs more of it to hit the same target. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.