Indigo

#55046a

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 rich 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 #55046a, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#55046a

RGB85, 4, 106

HSL288, 93%, 22%

HSV288, 96%, 42%

CMYK20%, 96%, 0%, 58%

Lab20.28, 46.95, -38.13

XYZ6.39, 3.06, 13.89

Decimal5571690

Web safe#660066

Pantone2617 C

Shades of indigo

#4f0462 #430353 #3c034b #360344 #30023c #2a0234 #24022d #1e0125 #18011d

Tints of indigo

#73058f #9007b4 #ae08d8 #c711f6 #d036f7 #d85af9 #e17ffa #eaa4fc #f2c9fd #fbeefe

Colors that go with indigo

Complementary#196a04 Analogous#22046a Analogous#6a044c Triadic#6a5504 Triadic#046a55 Split complementary#4c6a04 Split complementary#046a22

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 20, 96, 0, 58.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #55046a on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

20 96 0 58

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

22 92 4 64

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 #55046a straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #55046a; }
.text { color: #55046a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #55046a; }

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 #55046a against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #55046a 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 #55046a 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 #55046a 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

Here is how the numbers for #55046a are worked out. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. The coated and uncoated cmyk builds differ because uncoated stock absorbs more ink and gains dot, so the same color needs a heavier, slightly duller build on press. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.