Indigo

#39154c

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

Indigo falls in the purple range, dark and strong. Purples like this signal creativity and a premium feel. Yellow greens across the wheel wake it up and soft greys let it stay refined.

Indigo color values

Every conversion for #39154c, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#39154c

RGB57, 21, 76

HSL279, 57%, 19%

HSV279, 72%, 30%

CMYK25%, 72%, 0%, 70%

Lab15.1, 28.38, -26.64

XYZ3.26, 1.93, 7.04

Decimal3741004

Web safe#330033

Pantone269 C

Shades of indigo

#351447 #311242 #2d113c #290f37 #250e32 #220c2d #1e0b28 #1a0922 #16081d #120718

Tints of indigo

#501e6b #67268a #7f2fa9 #9637c8 #a656d0 #b675d9 #c794e1 #d7b3ea #e7d2f3 #f8f1fb

Colors that go with indigo

Complementary#284c15 Analogous#1d154c Analogous#4c1544 Triadic#4c3915 Triadic#154c39 Split complementary#444c15 Split complementary#154c1d

Indigo in print

It sits near the bottom of the tone range, where dark colors gain a touch of weight on press. The cmyk build is 25, 72, 0, 70.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #39154c on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

25 72 0 70

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

27 70 4 76

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

Indigo in css

Copy #39154c straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #39154c; }
.text { color: #39154c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #39154c; }

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 #39154c against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #39154c 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 #39154c 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 #39154c 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 #39154c are worked out. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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.