Indigo

#560273

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 #560273, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#560273

RGB86, 2, 115

HSL285, 97%, 23%

HSV285, 98%, 45%

CMYK25%, 98%, 0%, 55%

Lab21.06, 49.4, -42.7

XYZ6.95, 3.26, 16.48

Decimal5636723

Web safe#660066

Pantone2617 C

Shades of indigo

#50026b #490262 #43025a #3d0151 #360149 #300140 #2a0138 #23012f #1d0127 #16011e

Tints of indigo

#720398 #8d03bd #a904e2 #bf10fb #c935fb #d35afc #dc7ffd #e6a4fd #f0c9fe #faedff

Colors that go with indigo

Complementary#1f7302 Analogous#1e0273 Analogous#730257 Triadic#735602 Triadic#027356 Split complementary#577302 Split complementary#02731e

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 25, 98, 0, 55.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #560273 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

25 98 0 55

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

27 94 4 61

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 #560273 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #560273; }
.text { color: #560273; }
.border { border: 2px solid #560273; }

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 #560273 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #560273 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 #560273 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 #560273 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

Every value on this page for #560273 is computed, not guessed. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.