Indigo

#6201a7

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 275 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 #6201a7, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#6201a7

RGB98, 1, 167

HSL275, 99%, 33%

HSV275, 99%, 65%

CMYK41%, 99%, 0%, 35%

Lab27.87, 61.91, -63.89

XYZ12.02, 5.41, 36.97

Decimal6422951

Web safe#660099

Pantone267 C

Shades of indigo

#5a0199 #52018c #4a017e #420170 #3a0163 #320155 #2a0047 #22003a #1a002c #12001e

Tints of indigo

#7501c7 #8801e7 #990cfe #a72cfe #b44cfe #c26cfe #cf8dfe #ddadff #eacdff #f8edff

Colors that go with indigo

Complementary#46a701 Analogous#0f01a7 Analogous#a70199 Triadic#a76201 Triadic#01a762 Split complementary#99a701 Split complementary#01a70f

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 41, 99, 0, 35.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #6201a7 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

41 99 0 35

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

42 95 4 41

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 #6201a7 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #6201a7; }
.text { color: #6201a7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6201a7; }

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 #6201a7 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #6201a7 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 #6201a7 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 #6201a7 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 #6201a7 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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.