Indigo

#4e035b

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

Indigo sits in the pink band, dark and vivid. 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 #4e035b, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#4e035b

RGB78, 3, 91

HSL291, 94%, 18%

HSV291, 97%, 36%

CMYK14%, 97%, 0%, 64%

Lab17.65, 43.1, -32.53

XYZ5.06, 2.44, 10.1

Decimal5112667

Web safe#660066

Pantone2627 C

Shades of indigo

#43034f #390242 #2e0236 #290230 #24012a #1f0124 #19011e

Tints of indigo

#6f0482 #9006a8 #b107cf #d208f5 #da2df8 #e154f9 #e87afb #eea1fc #f5c7fd #fceefe

Colors that go with indigo

Complementary#105b03 Analogous#22035b Analogous#5b033c Triadic#5b4e03 Triadic#035b4e Split complementary#3c5b03 Split complementary#035b22

Indigo in print

It sits near the bottom of the tone range, where dark colors gain a touch of weight on press. The cmyk build is 14, 97, 0, 64.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #4e035b on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

14 97 0 64

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

17 93 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 read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Indigo in css

Copy #4e035b straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #4e035b; }
.text { color: #4e035b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4e035b; }

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 #4e035b against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #4e035b 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 #4e035b 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 #4e035b 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.

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How we calculate these values

The figures for #4e035b 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 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. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.