Indigo

#4e0062

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

Indigo falls in the purple range, dark and vivid. Purples like this signal creativity and a premium feel. Pair it with warm yellows for contrast, or with charcoal for a moody scheme.

Indigo color values

Every conversion for #4e0062, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#4e0062

RGB78, 0, 98

HSL288, 100%, 19%

HSV288, 100%, 38%

CMYK20%, 100%, 0%, 62%

Lab17.93, 45.35, -36.74

XYZ5.35, 2.5, 11.76

Decimal5111906

Web safe#660066

Pantone2617 C

Shades of indigo

#430055 #390047 #330040 #280033 #23002c #1e0025 #18001f

Tints of indigo

#6d0089 #8d00b1 #ac00d8 #cb01ff #d328ff #db4fff #e377ff #eb9eff #f3c6ff #fbedff

Colors that go with indigo

Complementary#146200 Analogous#1d0062 Analogous#620045 Triadic#624e00 Triadic#00624e Split complementary#456200 Split complementary#00621d

Indigo in print

At this depth the ink coverage is heavy, worth a proof before a long run. The cmyk build is 20, 100, 0, 62.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #4e0062 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

20 100 0 62

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

22 96 4 68

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 #4e0062 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #4e0062; }
.text { color: #4e0062; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4e0062; }

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 #4e0062 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #4e0062 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 #4e0062 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 #4e0062 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 #4e0062 is computed, not guessed. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.