Indigo

#59269d

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. Pair it with warm yellows for contrast, or with charcoal for a moody scheme.

Indigo color values

Every conversion for #59269d, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#59269d

RGB89, 38, 157

HSL266, 61%, 38%

HSV266, 76%, 62%

CMYK43%, 76%, 0%, 38%

Lab29.27, 47.78, -55.57

XYZ10.9, 5.94, 32.47

Decimal5842589

Web safe#663399

Pantone266 C

Shades of indigo

#512390 #4a2083 #421c75 #3b1968 #33165b #2c134e #241040 #1d0c33 #150926 #0e0619

Tints of indigo

#672cb5 #7432cd #8449d3 #9461d9 #a579df #b591e4 #c5a9ea #d5c1f0 #e5d9f6 #f5f1fc

Colors that go with indigo

Complementary#6a9d26 Analogous#262e9d Analogous#95269d Triadic#9d5926 Triadic#269d59 Split complementary#9d9526 Split complementary#2e9d26

Indigo in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 43, 76, 0, 38.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #59269d on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

43 76 0 38

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

44 74 4 44

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 #59269d straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #59269d; }
.text { color: #59269d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #59269d; }

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 #59269d against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #59269d 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 #59269d 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 #59269d 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 #59269d come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. 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.