Indigo

#56226b

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

This is Indigo, a soft purple at 283 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 #56226b, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#56226b

RGB86, 34, 107

HSL283, 52%, 28%

HSV283, 68%, 42%

CMYK20%, 68%, 0%, 58%

Lab24.27, 36.64, -32.34

XYZ7.06, 4.18, 14.35

Decimal5644907

Web safe#663366

Pantone268 C

Shades of indigo

#4f1f63 #491d5a #421a52 #3b1749 #341541 #2e1239 #270f30 #200d28 #190a20 #130717

Tints of indigo

#6b2a86 #8133a0 #963bbb #a652c8 #b46cd0 #c187d9 #cfa2e1 #ddbcea #ead7f2 #f8f1fb

Colors that go with indigo

Complementary#376b22 Analogous#32226b Analogous#6b225b Triadic#6b5622 Triadic#226b56 Split complementary#5b6b22 Split complementary#226b32

Indigo in print

The cmyk build is well inside gamut, so what you see on screen is close to what prints. The cmyk build is 20, 68, 0, 58.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #56226b on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

20 68 0 58

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

22 67 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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Indigo in css

Copy #56226b straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #56226b; }
.text { color: #56226b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #56226b; }

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 #56226b against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #56226b against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Indigo on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #56226b 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 thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn indigo into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #56226b 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 #56226b are worked out. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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.