Indigo

#5d2181

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

Indigo falls in the purple range, deep and strong. 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 #5d2181, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#5d2181

RGB93, 33, 129

HSL278, 59%, 32%

HSV278, 74%, 51%

CMYK28%, 74%, 0%, 49%

Lab26.73, 43.87, -42.35

XYZ9.02, 5.0, 21.26

Decimal6103425

Web safe#663399

Pantone526 C

Shades of indigo

#551e77 #4e1c6c #461962 #3f1657 #37144d #301142 #280e38 #210c2d #190923 #120618

Tints of indigo

#70289b #832eb6 #9539cc #a353d3 #b16dda #bf88e0 #cda2e7 #dbbcee #e9d6f5 #f7f1fb

Colors that go with indigo

Complementary#458121 Analogous#2d2181 Analogous#812175 Triadic#815d21 Triadic#21815d Split complementary#758121 Split complementary#21812d

Indigo in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 28, 74, 0, 49.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #5d2181 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

28 74 0 49

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

30 72 4 55

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 #5d2181 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #5d2181; }
.text { color: #5d2181; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d2181; }

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 #5d2181 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #5d2181 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 #5d2181 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 #5d2181 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 #5d2181 is computed, not guessed. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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.