Indigo

#501155

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

This is Indigo, a strong pink at 296 degrees. 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 #501155, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#501155

RGB80, 17, 85

HSL296, 67%, 20%

HSV296, 80%, 33%

CMYK6%, 80%, 0%, 67%

Lab19.07, 38.04, -26.2

XYZ5.15, 2.76, 8.86

Decimal5247317

Web safe#660066

Pantone2623 C

Shades of indigo

#450f49 #3a0c3d #340b37 #2e0a31 #29092b #230725 #1e061f #18051a

Tints of indigo

#6f1876 #8d1e96 #ac25b7 #c92dd5 #d14edc #d96ee2 #e28fe9 #eaafef #f3d0f6 #fbf0fc

Colors that go with indigo

Complementary#165511 Analogous#2e1155 Analogous#551138 Triadic#555011 Triadic#115550 Split complementary#385511 Split complementary#11552e

Indigo in print

At this depth the ink coverage is heavy, worth a proof before a long run. The cmyk build is 6, 80, 0, 67.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #501155 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

6 80 0 67

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

10 78 4 73

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 #501155 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #501155; }
.text { color: #501155; }
.border { border: 2px solid #501155; }

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 #501155 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #501155 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 #501155 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 #501155 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 #501155 is computed, not guessed. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.