Indigo

#3f165a

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 276 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 #3f165a, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#3f165a

RGB63, 22, 90

HSL276, 61%, 22%

HSV276, 76%, 35%

CMYK30%, 76%, 0%, 65%

Lab17.31, 32.92, -32.52

XYZ4.18, 2.37, 9.91

Decimal4134490

Web safe#330066

Pantone2627 C

Shades of indigo

#3a1453 #36134d #311146 #2d1040 #280e39 #240c33 #1f0b2c #1a0926 #16081f #110619

Tints of indigo

#541d79 #6a2597 #7f2cb6 #9339cf #a458d6 #b576de #c595e5 #d6b4ed #e7d2f4 #f7f1fb

Colors that go with indigo

Complementary#315a16 Analogous#1d165a Analogous#5a1653 Triadic#5a3f16 Triadic#165a3f Split complementary#535a16 Split complementary#165a1d

Indigo in print

The cmyk build is well inside gamut, so what you see on screen is close to what prints. The cmyk build is 30, 76, 0, 65.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #3f165a on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

30 76 0 65

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

32 74 4 71

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 #3f165a straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #3f165a; }
.text { color: #3f165a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3f165a; }

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 #3f165a against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #3f165a 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 #3f165a 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 #3f165a 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 #3f165a are worked out. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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.