Indigo

#51185a

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 292 degrees. 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 #51185a, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#51185a

RGB81, 24, 90

HSL292, 58%, 22%

HSV292, 73%, 35%

CMYK10%, 73%, 0%, 65%

Lab20.6, 36.4, -27.09

XYZ5.57, 3.14, 9.99

Decimal5314650

Web safe#660066

Pantone2623 C

Shades of indigo

#4b1653 #45144d #3f1346 #391140 #330f39 #2d0d32 #280c2c #220a25 #1c081f #160618

Tints of indigo

#6c2078 #872896 #a230b4 #b83ecb #c35cd3 #ce79db #d997e3 #e4b5eb #efd3f3 #faf1fb

Colors that go with indigo

Complementary#215a18 Analogous#30185a Analogous#5a1842 Triadic#5a5118 Triadic#185a51 Split complementary#425a18 Split complementary#185a30

Indigo in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 10, 73, 0, 65.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #51185a on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

10 73 0 65

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

13 71 4 71

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 #51185a straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #51185a; }
.text { color: #51185a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #51185a; }

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 #51185a against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #51185a 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 #51185a 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 #51185a 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.

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How we calculate these values

Every value on this page for #51185a is computed, not guessed. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. Two cmyk builds are shown because coated and uncoated papers behave differently, uncoated soaks up ink and needs more of it to hit the same target. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.