Indigo

#5c1195

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 274 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 #5c1195, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#5c1195

RGB92, 17, 149

HSL274, 80%, 33%

HSV274, 89%, 58%

CMYK38%, 89%, 0%, 42%

Lab26.29, 54.06, -55.53

XYZ10.04, 4.85, 28.84

Decimal6033813

Web safe#660099

Pantone267 C

Shades of indigo

#541089 #4d0e7d #450d71 #3e0b64 #360a58 #2f094c #270740 #200634 #180528 #11031b

Tints of indigo

#6e14b2 #8018d0 #9122e6 #a03fe9 #ae5dec #bd7af0 #cb97f3 #dab4f6 #e9d2fa #f7effd

Colors that go with indigo

Complementary#4a9511 Analogous#1a1195 Analogous#95118c Triadic#955c11 Triadic#11955c Split complementary#8c9511 Split complementary#11951a

Indigo in print

A color this vivid sometimes sits just outside cmyk gamut, so expect a small dip in punch on paper. The cmyk build is 38, 89, 0, 42.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #5c1195 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

38 89 0 42

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

39 86 4 48

The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color is saturated enough to sit near the edge of cmyk gamut, so expect a small drop in punch on paper and proof it before a long run.

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 #5c1195 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #5c1195; }
.text { color: #5c1195; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5c1195; }

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 #5c1195 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #5c1195 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 #5c1195 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 #5c1195 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 #5c1195 is computed, not guessed. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.