Indigo

#55269b

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 strong. 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 #55269b, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#55269b

RGB85, 38, 155

HSL264, 61%, 38%

HSV264, 75%, 61%

CMYK45%, 75%, 0%, 39%

Lab28.6, 46.56, -55.46

XYZ10.36, 5.68, 31.56

Decimal5580443

Web safe#663399

Pantone2746 C

Shades of indigo

#4e238e #472081 #401c74 #381967 #31165a #2a134d #231040 #1c0c33 #150926 #0d0619

Tints of indigo

#622cb3 #6f32cb #8048d2 #9161d8 #a179de #b291e4 #c3a9ea #d4c1f0 #e4d9f6 #f5f1fb

Colors that go with indigo

Complementary#6c9b26 Analogous#26319b Analogous#8f269b Triadic#9b5526 Triadic#269b55 Split complementary#9b8f26 Split complementary#319b26

Indigo in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 45, 75, 0, 39.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #55269b on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

45 75 0 39

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

45 73 4 45

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 #55269b straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #55269b; }
.text { color: #55269b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #55269b; }

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 #55269b against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #55269b 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 #55269b 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 #55269b 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 #55269b come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.