Indigo

#4e005a

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

This is Indigo, a vivid pink at 292 degrees. Pinks like this read soft and contemporary. Deep greens and teals opposite it give contrast and warm neutrals keep it soft.

Indigo color values

Every conversion for #4e005a, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#4e005a

RGB78, 0, 90

HSL292, 100%, 18%

HSV292, 100%, 35%

CMYK13%, 100%, 0%, 65%

Lab17.26, 43.81, -32.48

XYZ4.99, 2.36, 9.87

Decimal5111898

Web safe#660066

Pantone2627 C

Shades of indigo

#44004e #390042 #2f0036 #2a0030 #25002a #200025 #1b001f

Tints of indigo

#710082 #9400aa #b700d3 #d900fb #e224ff #e74cff #ed75ff #f29dff #f7c5ff #fdedff

Colors that go with indigo

Complementary#0c5a00 Analogous#21005a Analogous#5a0039 Triadic#5a4e00 Triadic#005a4e Split complementary#395a00 Split complementary#005a21

Indigo in print

It runs deep in print, so a rich black build underneath keeps it from looking flat. The cmyk build is 13, 100, 0, 65.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #4e005a on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

13 100 0 65

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

16 96 4 71

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 #4e005a straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #4e005a; }
.text { color: #4e005a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4e005a; }

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 #4e005a against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #4e005a 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 #4e005a 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 #4e005a 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

Here is how the numbers for #4e005a are worked out. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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.