Indigo

#55236d

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

Indigo falls in the purple range, deep and soft. 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 #55236d, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#55236d

RGB85, 35, 109

HSL281, 51%, 28%

HSV281, 68%, 43%

CMYK22%, 68%, 0%, 57%

Lab24.44, 36.34, -33.36

XYZ7.11, 4.24, 14.91

Decimal5579629

Web safe#663366

Pantone268 C

Shades of indigo

#4e2064 #481d5c #411b53 #3a184b #341542 #2d1239 #261031 #1f0d28 #190a20 #120717

Tints of indigo

#6a2b87 #7e34a2 #933cbc #a253c8 #b06ed0 #bf88d9 #cda2e1 #dbbdea #e9d7f2 #f8f1fb

Colors that go with indigo

Complementary#3b6d23 Analogous#30236d Analogous#6d2360 Triadic#6d5523 Triadic#236d55 Split complementary#606d23 Split complementary#236d30

Indigo in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 22, 68, 0, 57.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #55236d on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

22 68 0 57

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

24 67 4 63

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 #55236d straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #55236d; }
.text { color: #55236d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #55236d; }

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 #55236d against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #55236d 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 #55236d 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 #55236d 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 #55236d 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 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.