Indigo

#53207c

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

This is Indigo, a strong purple at 273 degrees. 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 #53207c, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#53207c

RGB83, 32, 124

HSL273, 59%, 31%

HSV273, 74%, 49%

CMYK33%, 74%, 0%, 51%

Lab24.73, 41.01, -42.51

XYZ7.72, 4.33, 19.5

Decimal5447804

Web safe#663366

Pantone268 C

Shades of indigo

#4c1d72 #461b68 #3f185e #381654 #32134a #2b1140 #240e36 #1e0b2c #170922 #100618

Tints of indigo

#652797 #772eb1 #8936cb #9850d2 #a86bd9 #b886e0 #c7a1e7 #d7bbee #e7d6f4 #f7f1fb

Colors that go with indigo

Complementary#497c20 Analogous#25207c Analogous#7c2077 Triadic#7c5320 Triadic#207c53 Split complementary#777c20 Split complementary#207c25

Indigo in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 33, 74, 0, 51.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #53207c on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

33 74 0 51

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

34 72 4 57

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 #53207c straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #53207c; }
.text { color: #53207c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #53207c; }

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 #53207c against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #53207c 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 #53207c 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 #53207c 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 #53207c come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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.