Indigo

#61157e

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 weighty cast. Deep purples like this carry luxury and craft. Yellow greens across the wheel wake it up and soft greys let it stay refined.

Indigo color values

Every conversion for #61157e, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#61157e
RGB97, 21, 126
HSL283, 71%, 29%
HSV283, 83%, 49%
CMYK23%, 83%, 0%, 51%
Lab25.52, 48.65, -42.4
XYZ8.96, 4.58, 20.15
Decimal6362494
Web safe#660066
Pantone2607 C
Pantone2607 CHex#61157eRgb97 21 126Cmyk23 83 0 51Lab26 49 -42Darker#280934Deep#430f57Lighter#8d27b3

Shades of indigo

Tints of indigo

Colors that go with indigo

Indigo in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 23, 83, 0, 51.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #61157e on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
23 83 0 51
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
25 80 4 57
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 #61157e straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #61157e; }
.text { color: #61157e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #61157e; }

How indigo looks on light and dark

Indigo and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #61157e against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
10.96:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Textblack text on this color
1.92:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #61157e 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 #61157e sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Your nameFounderhello@brand.comBusiness 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 #61157e and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from indigo, free and print ready.

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How we calculate these values

Here is how the numbers for #61157e are worked out. 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.