Indigo

#581e6f

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 weighty 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 #581e6f, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#581e6f

RGB88, 30, 111

HSL283, 57%, 28%

HSV283, 73%, 44%

CMYK21%, 73%, 0%, 56%

Lab24.16, 39.97, -35.07

XYZ7.36, 4.15, 15.45

Decimal5774959

Web safe#663366

Pantone268 C

Shades of indigo

#511c66 #4a195e #431755 #3c154c #361244 #2f103b #280e32 #210b29 #1a0921 #130718

Tints of indigo

#6e258b #842da6 #9a34c2 #a94bce #b667d6 #c382dd #d19ee5 #debaec #ebd5f4 #f8f1fb

Colors that go with indigo

Complementary#356f1e Analogous#2f1e6f Analogous#6f1e5e Triadic#6f581e Triadic#1e6f58 Split complementary#5e6f1e Split complementary#1e6f2f

Indigo in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 21, 73, 0, 56.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #581e6f on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

21 73 0 56

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

23 71 4 62

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 #581e6f straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #581e6f; }
.text { color: #581e6f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #581e6f; }

How indigo looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

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Indigo and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #581e6f against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #581e6f 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 #581e6f 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 #581e6f 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.

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How we calculate these values

Here is how the numbers for #581e6f are worked out. 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.