Indigo

#5c00a8

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

Indigo color values

Every conversion for #5c00a8, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#5c00a8

RGB92, 0, 168

HSL273, 100%, 33%

HSV273, 100%, 66%

CMYK45%, 100%, 0%, 34%

Lab27.02, 61.72, -65.92

XYZ11.48, 5.1, 37.43

Decimal6029480

Web safe#660099

Pantone2735 C

Shades of indigo

#54009a #4d008d #45007f #3e0071 #360063 #2f0056 #270048 #20003a #18002c #11001f

Tints of indigo

#6e00c8 #8000e9 #900aff #9f2bff #ae4bff #bc6bff #cb8cff #daacff #e8cdff #f7edff

Colors that go with indigo

Complementary#4ca800 Analogous#0800a8 Analogous#a800a0 Triadic#a85c00 Triadic#00a85c Split complementary#a0a800 Split complementary#00a808

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 45, 100, 0, 34.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #5c00a8 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

45 100 0 34

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

45 96 4 40

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 #5c00a8 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #5c00a8; }
.text { color: #5c00a8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5c00a8; }

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 #5c00a8 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #5c00a8 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 #5c00a8 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 #5c00a8 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 #5c00a8 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.