Indigo

#5c19a1

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 #5c19a1, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#5c19a1

RGB92, 25, 161

HSL270, 73%, 36%

HSV270, 84%, 63%

CMYK43%, 84%, 0%, 37%

Lab28.23, 54.44, -59.69

XYZ11.19, 5.54, 34.2

Decimal6035873

Web safe#660099

Pantone267 C

Shades of indigo

#541794 #4d1586 #451379 #3d116b #360f5e #2e0c50 #260a43 #1f0835 #170628 #0f041a

Tints of indigo

#6b1dbc #7a21d6 #8a36e0 #9951e4 #a96be8 #b886ec #c8a0f0 #d7bbf4 #e7d5f8 #f6f0fd

Colors that go with indigo

Complementary#5ea119 Analogous#191aa1 Analogous#a019a1 Triadic#a15c19 Triadic#19a15c Split complementary#a1a019 Split complementary#1aa119

Indigo in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 43, 84, 0, 37.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #5c19a1 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

43 84 0 37

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

44 81 4 43

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 read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Indigo in css

Copy #5c19a1 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #5c19a1; }
.text { color: #5c19a1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5c19a1; }

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 #5c19a1 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #5c19a1 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 #5c19a1 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 #5c19a1 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 #5c19a1 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. 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.