Indigo

#44246c

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. Pair it with warm yellows for contrast, or with charcoal for a moody scheme.

Indigo color values

Every conversion for #44246c, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#44246c

RGB68, 36, 108

HSL267, 50%, 28%

HSV267, 67%, 42%

CMYK37%, 67%, 0%, 58%

Lab22.21, 31.27, -36.43

XYZ5.72, 3.57, 14.58

Decimal4465772

Web safe#333366

Pantone268 C

Shades of indigo

#3f2163 #391e5b #341b52 #2f194a #291641 #241339 #1f1030 #190d28 #140a1f #0e0817

Tints of indigo

#542d86 #6535a0 #753eba #8755c6 #9a6fcf #ac89d8 #bea3e0 #d1bde9 #e3d8f2 #f6f2fb

Colors that go with indigo

Complementary#4c6c24 Analogous#24286c Analogous#68246c Triadic#6c4424 Triadic#246c44 Split complementary#6c6824 Split complementary#286c24

Indigo in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 37, 67, 0, 58.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #44246c on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

37 67 0 58

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

38 66 4 64

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 #44246c straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #44246c; }
.text { color: #44246c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #44246c; }

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 #44246c against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #44246c 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 #44246c 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 #44246c 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

Every value on this page for #44246c is computed, not guessed. 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.