Indigo

#6313a1

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

This is Indigo, a strong 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 #6313a1, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#6313a1

RGB99, 19, 161

HSL274, 79%, 35%

HSV274, 88%, 63%

CMYK39%, 88%, 0%, 37%

Lab28.62, 57.18, -59.01

XYZ11.81, 5.69, 34.19

Decimal6493089

Web safe#660099

Pantone267 C

Shades of indigo

#5b1194 #531086 #4a0e79 #420d6c #3a0b5e #320a51 #290843 #210636 #190529 #11031b

Tints of indigo

#7416bd #851ad9 #952ce6 #a348e9 #b163ed #bf7ff0 #cd9bf3 #dbb7f7 #e9d3fa #f7effd

Colors that go with indigo

Complementary#51a113 Analogous#1c13a1 Analogous#a11398 Triadic#a16313 Triadic#13a163 Split complementary#98a113 Split complementary#13a11c

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 39, 88, 0, 37.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #6313a1 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

39 88 0 37

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

40 85 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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Indigo in css

Copy #6313a1 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #6313a1; }
.text { color: #6313a1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6313a1; }

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 #6313a1 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #6313a1 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 #6313a1 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 #6313a1 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

Here is how the numbers for #6313a1 are worked out. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.