Indigo

#6802b2

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 vivid. 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 #6802b2, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#6802b2

RGB104, 2, 178

HSL275, 98%, 35%

HSV275, 99%, 70%

CMYK42%, 99%, 0%, 30%

Lab29.91, 64.68, -67.11

XYZ13.77, 6.2, 42.59

Decimal6816434

Web safe#660099

Pantone266 C

Shades of indigo

#5f02a3 #570294 #4e0286 #450177 #3d0168 #340159 #2c014b #23013c #1a012d #12001e

Tints of indigo

#7a02d1 #8c03f0 #9b15fc #a834fd #b653fd #c372fd #d091fe #ddb0fe #eacefe #f7edff

Colors that go with indigo

Complementary#4cb202 Analogous#1002b2 Analogous#b202a4 Triadic#b26802 Triadic#02b268 Split complementary#a4b202 Split complementary#02b210

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 42, 99, 0, 30.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #6802b2 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

42 99 0 30

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

43 95 4 36

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 #6802b2 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #6802b2; }
.text { color: #6802b2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6802b2; }

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 #6802b2 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #6802b2 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 #6802b2 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 #6802b2 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 #6802b2 are worked out. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. The uncoated cmyk build carries more ink than the coated one, which is what a printer would compensate for when the same color runs on a rougher stock. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.