Indigo

#5b0a72

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

This is Indigo, a vivid purple at 287 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 #5b0a72, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#5b0a72

RGB91, 10, 114

HSL287, 84%, 24%

HSV287, 91%, 45%

CMYK20%, 91%, 0%, 55%

Lab22.5, 48.13, -39.67

XYZ7.46, 3.66, 16.23

Decimal5966450

Web safe#660066

Pantone2617 C

Shades of indigo

#540969 #4d0861 #460858 #400750 #390647 #32053e #2b0536 #24042d #1d0325 #16021c

Tints of indigo

#760d94 #9110b6 #ac13d8 #bf24ec #c945ef #d367f2 #dd89f5 #e7abf8 #f0cdfb #faeffe

Colors that go with indigo

Complementary#21720a Analogous#270a72 Analogous#720a55 Triadic#725b0a Triadic#0a725b Split complementary#55720a Split complementary#0a7227

Indigo in print

The saturation is high, which is where rgb and cmyk drift apart, so a printed proof is worth it. The cmyk build is 20, 91, 0, 55.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #5b0a72 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

20 91 0 55

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

22 88 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 #5b0a72 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #5b0a72; }
.text { color: #5b0a72; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5b0a72; }

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 #5b0a72 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #5b0a72 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 #5b0a72 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 #5b0a72 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 #5b0a72 is computed, not guessed. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. Two cmyk builds are shown because coated and uncoated papers behave differently, uncoated soaks up ink and needs more of it to hit the same target. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.