Indigo

#4e107b

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

Indigo is a deep purple with a weighty cast. Deep purples like this carry luxury and craft. Pair it with warm yellows for contrast, or with charcoal for a moody scheme.

Indigo color values

Every conversion for #4e107b, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#4e107b

RGB78, 16, 123

HSL275, 77%, 27%

HSV275, 87%, 48%

CMYK37%, 87%, 0%, 52%

Lab21.65, 46.3, -46.91

XYZ6.9, 3.42, 19.04

Decimal5116027

Web safe#660066

Pantone2607 C

Shades of indigo

#480f71 #420e68 #3c0c5e #360b55 #300a4b #2a0941 #230738 #1d062e #170525 #11041b

Tints of indigo

#62149a #7618b9 #891cd9 #9a34e5 #aa53e9 #b972ed #c991f1 #d8b1f5 #e8d0f9 #f7effd

Colors that go with indigo

Complementary#3d7b10 Analogous#19107b Analogous#7b1072 Triadic#7b4e10 Triadic#107b4e Split complementary#737b10 Split complementary#107b19

Indigo in print

It is saturated enough that the cmyk build can shift slightly from screen to press, so proof it. The cmyk build is 37, 87, 0, 52.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #4e107b on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

37 87 0 52

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

38 84 4 58

The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color is saturated enough to sit near the edge of cmyk gamut, so expect a small drop in punch on paper and proof it before a long run.

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 #4e107b straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #4e107b; }
.text { color: #4e107b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4e107b; }

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 #4e107b against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #4e107b 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 #4e107b 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 #4e107b 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 #4e107b come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. 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.