Indigo

#510299

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. Yellow greens across the wheel wake it up and soft greys let it stay refined.

Indigo color values

Every conversion for #510299, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#510299

RGB81, 2, 153

HSL271, 97%, 30%

HSV271, 99%, 60%

CMYK47%, 99%, 0%, 40%

Lab23.98, 56.97, -61.86

XYZ9.16, 4.09, 30.44

Decimal5309081

Web safe#660099

Pantone2735 C

Shades of indigo

#4a028d #440280 #3d0274 #370168 #30015c #2a014f #230143 #1d0137 #16012a #10001e

Tints of indigo

#6302ba #7403dc #8604fc #9626fc #a647fd #b668fd #c68afd #d6abfe #e6ccfe #f6edff

Colors that go with indigo

Complementary#4a9902 Analogous#050299 Analogous#990296 Triadic#995102 Triadic#029951 Split complementary#969902 Split complementary#029906

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 47, 99, 0, 40.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #510299 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

47 99 0 40

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

47 95 4 46

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 #510299 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #510299; }
.text { color: #510299; }
.border { border: 2px solid #510299; }

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 #510299 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #510299 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 #510299 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 #510299 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 #510299 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. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.