Indigo

#591d72

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

This is Indigo, a strong purple at 282 degrees. 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 #591d72, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#591d72

RGB89, 29, 114

HSL282, 59%, 28%

HSV282, 75%, 45%

CMYK22%, 75%, 0%, 55%

Lab24.38, 41.33, -36.65

XYZ7.6, 4.22, 16.33

Decimal5840242

Web safe#663366

Pantone268 C

Shades of indigo

#521b69 #4b1860 #441657 #3d144e #361245 #2f0f3c #280d33 #210b2a #1a0821 #130618

Tints of indigo

#6f248e #842baa #9a32c6 #a94ad1 #b666d8 #c481df #d19de6 #deb9ed #ebd5f4 #f8f1fb

Colors that go with indigo

Complementary#36721d Analogous#2f1d72 Analogous#721d60 Triadic#72591d Triadic#1d7259 Split complementary#60721d Split complementary#1d722f

Indigo in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 22, 75, 0, 55.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #591d72 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

22 75 0 55

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

24 73 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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Indigo in css

Copy #591d72 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #591d72; }
.text { color: #591d72; }
.border { border: 2px solid #591d72; }

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 #591d72 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #591d72 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 #591d72 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 #591d72 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 #591d72 is computed, not guessed. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.