Indigo is one of the seven colors of the rainbow, the color between blue and violet. Indigo gets its name from the plant named indigo was once used for dyeing cloth. Indigo is a deep, rich color that falls between blue and violet on the color spectrum.
What color is Indigo?
Indigo color belongs to the Blue Violet color family (hue). The hexadecimal color code(color number) for Indigo is #4B0082, and the RGB color code is RGB(75, 0, 130).
In the RGB color model, Indigo has a red value of 75, a green value of 0, and a blue value of 130. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 42.3% cyan, 100.0% magenta, 0.0% yellow, and 49.0% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 274.6° (degrees), 100.0 % saturation, and 25.5 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, Indigo has a hue of 274.6° (degrees), 100.0 % saturation and 51.0 % brightness/value.
Indigo is cool or warm?
The color Indigo is a warm color.
What is the LRV of Indigo? (For interior and product design)
Indigo has an LRV of nearly 3.1. By LRV value, it is a very dark color.
Light Reflectance Value (LRV) is a measure of how much visible light is reflected off a surface. It is a number on a scale of 0 to 100, with 0 being pure black and 100 being pure white. The higher the LRV, the more light the color reflects and the lighter it will appear.
Compare LRV 3.1 of Indigo with dark and light color
Is Indigo Readable? WCAG Contrast Checker (For digital design)
Check if the color Indigo meets Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) standards, minimum contrast ratio standards between text and background colors. The WCAG (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines) provides global standards for readable web content.
WCAG Recommendations - Large Text: above 18pt or 14pt bold. Normal Text: below 18pt or 14pt bold.
- Minimum contrast ratio (AA): 4.5 for normal text and 3 for large text.
- Enhanced contrast ratio (AAA): 7 for normal text and 4.5 for large text.
Normal text - 14pt
Normal Bold text - 12pt
Large text - 18pt
Large Bold text - 14pt
Color Codes - Color Space Conversions
Indigo color codes / color number / color space conversions - HEX, RGBA, CMYK, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB, RYB
- Hex triplet
- #4B0082
- Red
- 4B
- Green
- 00
- Blue
- 82
- Red
- 75 (29.4%)
- Green
- 0 (0.0%)
- Blue
- 130 (51.0%)
- Alpha
- 1 (100.0%)
- Cyan
- 42.31%
- Magenta
- 100.00%
- Yellow
- 0.00%
- Key
- 49.02%
- Hue
- 274.62°
- Saturation
- 100.00 %
- Lightness
- 25.49 %
- Hue
- 274.62°
- Saturation
- 100.00 %
- Brightness / Value
- 50.98 %
- Red
- 137 (53.7%)
- Yellow
- 88 (34.6%)
- Blue
- 198 (77.6%)
- Hue
- 274.62°
- Whiteness
- 0.00 %
- Blackness
- 49.02 %
- Cyan
- 70.59%
- Magenta
- 100.00%
- Yellow
- 49.02%
- X
- 6.93
- Y
- 3.11
- Z
- 21.35
- Y1
- 3.11
- X
- 0.22
- Y2
- 0.1
- L
- 20.47
- A
- 51.69
- B
- -53.32
- L
- 20.47
- C
- 74.27
- H
- 314.11
- L
- 20.47
- U
- 10.08
- V
- -61.34
- L
- 17.63
- A
- 39.33
- B
- -59.48
- LRV
- ~ 3.1 %
- Munsell Color System
- 1.3P 1.9/24.3
Similar Colors and Paints
What is Delta E (ΔE)?
Delta E is the standard measure of how different two colors look to the human eye, rather than how far apart their hex codes happen to be. It runs from 0, an exact match, to 100, the largest possible difference — so the lower the Delta E, the closer the match. The match percentage shown on each color below is simply 100% minus its ΔE.
Named colors similar to Indigo
These are the named colors closest to Indigo , closest match first. Each card shows how much of the color the human eye sees as the same, measured as Delta E (ΔE).
Similar colors from Pantone, RAL, and other color matching system
Pantone PMS
Indigo color similar/equivalent colors from Pantone PMS. Conversion of Indigo to Pantone PMS
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Paint similar to Indigo
These are the real paint colors closest to Indigo from major brands, ranked by Delta E (ΔE) match. A paint above 98% will be hard to tell apart from Indigo once it is on a wall.
Valspar
Indigo color similar/equivalent paint from Valspar. Conversion of Indigo to Valspar
Sherwin Williams
Indigo color similar/equivalent paint from Sherwin Williams. Conversion of Indigo to Sherwin Williams
PPG Paints
Indigo color similar/equivalent paint from PPG Paints. Conversion of Indigo to PPG Paints
Benjamin Moore
Indigo color similar/equivalent paint from Benjamin Moore. Conversion of Indigo to Benjamin Moore
Behr
Indigo color similar/equivalent paint from Behr. Conversion of Indigo to Behr
Dunn-Edwards
Indigo color similar/equivalent paint from Dunn-Edwards. Conversion of Indigo to Dunn-Edwards
Farrow & Ball
Indigo color similar/equivalent paint from Farrow & Ball. Conversion of Indigo to Farrow & Ball
Color Combinations
View more Indigo - #4B0082 color palettes and coordinating colors
Monochromatic colors belong to the same hue angle but different tints and shades. Monochromatic color palette can be generated by keeping the exact hue of the base color and then changing the saturation and lightness.
Analogous colors are a group of colors adjacent to each other on a color wheel. Group of these adjacent colors forms Analogous color scheme Palette. Analogous Palette can be generated by increasing or decreasing the hue value by 30 points.
The triadic color palette has three colors separated by 120° in the RGB color wheel
The tetradic colour scheme composed of two sets of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Complementary / Opposite Color
Complementary / Opposite Color
Complementary colors are pairs of colors which, when combined or mixed, cancel each other out (lose hue) by producing a grayscale color like white or black. When placed next to each other, they create the strongest contrast for those two colors. Complementary colors also called opposite colors. Complementary color schemes are created using two opposite colors on the color wheel. The examples are red–cyan, green–magenta, and blue–yellow.
What is the contrasting color of Indigo - #4B0082?
Color that best contrast with Indigo - #4B0082 is #378200, color name is Office Green*. Contrast indicates a strong difference in color. Contrasting color can be found several ways, Complimentary contrast is one of them. Complementary contrast colors are opposite each other on the color wheel.
What color compliments Indigo - #4B0082?
Complementary or Opposite color for Indigo - #4B0082 is #378200, color name is Office Green*.
Example Color Images and Mockup
Indigo - #4B0082 Color Images and Patterns
