Indigo

#6016a3

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 #6016a3, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#6016a3

RGB96, 22, 163

HSL271, 76%, 36%

HSV271, 87%, 64%

CMYK41%, 87%, 0%, 36%

Lab28.66, 56.4, -60.19

XYZ11.72, 5.7, 35.13

Decimal6297251

Web safe#660099

Pantone267 C

Shades of indigo

#581495 #501288 #48107a #400f6d #380d5f #300b51 #280944 #200736 #180529 #10041b

Tints of indigo

#701abe #801dd9 #8f32e3 #9e4de7 #ad68eb #bb83ee #ca9ef2 #d9b9f6 #e8d4f9 #f6effd

Colors that go with indigo

Complementary#59a316 Analogous#1a16a3 Analogous#a3169f Triadic#a36016 Triadic#16a360 Split complementary#9fa316 Split complementary#16a31a

Indigo in print

It is saturated enough that the cmyk build can shift slightly from screen to press, so proof it. The cmyk build is 41, 87, 0, 36.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #6016a3 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

41 87 0 36

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

42 84 4 42

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 #6016a3 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #6016a3; }
.text { color: #6016a3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6016a3; }

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 #6016a3 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #6016a3 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 #6016a3 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 #6016a3 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 #6016a3 is computed, not guessed. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. Two cmyk builds are shown because coated and uncoated papers behave differently, uncoated soaks up ink and needs more of it to hit the same target. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.