Indigo

#500069

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

This is Indigo, a vivid purple at 286 degrees. 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 #500069, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#500069

RGB80, 0, 105

HSL286, 100%, 21%

HSV286, 100%, 41%

CMYK24%, 100%, 0%, 59%

Lab18.91, 47.03, -39.74

XYZ5.86, 2.73, 13.58

Decimal5242985

Web safe#660066

Pantone2617 C

Shades of indigo

#45005a #39004b #2e003c #280035 #23002d #1d0026 #17001f

Tints of indigo

#6d0090 #8b00b6 #a800dd #c305ff #cd2cff #d652ff #df79ff #e8a0ff #f2c6ff #fbedff

Colors that go with indigo

Complementary#196900 Analogous#1c0069 Analogous#69004d Triadic#695000 Triadic#006950 Split complementary#4d6900 Split complementary#00691c

Indigo in print

A color this vivid sometimes sits just outside cmyk gamut, so expect a small dip in punch on paper. The cmyk build is 24, 100, 0, 59.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #500069 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

24 100 0 59

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

26 96 4 65

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 #500069 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #500069; }
.text { color: #500069; }
.border { border: 2px solid #500069; }

How indigo looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

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Indigo and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #500069 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #500069 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 #500069 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 #500069 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 #500069 is computed, not guessed. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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.