Indigo

#4e084e

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

Indigo is a dark pink, anchoring and easy to pair. Pinks like this read soft and contemporary. It works with sage and olive for balance, or with cream for a gentle palette.

Indigo color values

Every conversion for #4e084e, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#4e084e

RGB78, 8, 78

HSL300, 81%, 17%

HSV300, 90%, 31%

CMYK0%, 90%, 0%, 69%

Lab17.2, 39.18, -24.45

XYZ4.6, 2.34, 7.42

Decimal5113934

Web safe#660066

Pantone2623 C

Shades of indigo

#490749 #440744 #3f063f #3a063a #350535 #300530 #2b042b #260426 #210321 #1c031c

Tints of indigo

#730c73 #981098 #bd13bd #e117e1 #ea37ea #ee5bee #f280f2 #f6a5f6 #facafa #fdeffd

Colors that go with indigo

Complementary#084e08 Analogous#2b084e Analogous#4e082b Triadic#4e4e08 Triadic#084e4e Split complementary#2b4e08 Split complementary#084e2b

Indigo in print

At this depth the ink coverage is heavy, worth a proof before a long run. The cmyk build is 0, 90, 0, 69.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #4e084e on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 90 0 69

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 87 4 75

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 #4e084e straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #4e084e; }
.text { color: #4e084e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4e084e; }

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 #4e084e against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #4e084e 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 #4e084e 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 #4e084e 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 #4e084e is computed, not guessed. 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.