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Indigo

Indigo is violet with depth and denim in its veins: deep, contemplative, premium. It grounds creative palettes the way navy grounds corporate ones.

premium creativedenim and fashiondark themes

Values in every format

HEX
#4b0082
RGB
rgb(75, 0, 130)
HSL
hsl(275, 100%, 26%)
OKLCH
oklch(0.339 0.179 301.7)
CMYK
cmyk(42.3%, 100%, 0%, 49%)

Hue family: Violet · closest CSS name: indigo. Convert this color

Perceptual shade scale

Eleven even steps from 50 to 950, computed in OKLCH — the starred stop is #4B0082 itself.

  1. 50#f9f6ff
  2. 100#f1e9ff
  3. 200#e5d6ff
  4. 300#d7beff
  5. 400#c39bff
  6. 500#ae7af4
  7. 600#975fdd
  8. 700#7d47bd
  9. 800#65329c
  10. 900 ★#4b0082
  11. 950#320c56

Build a full system from #4B0082

Harmonies with indigo

Complementary

Maximum contrast — use one side for action, the other sparingly.

#4b0082 #378200

Analogous

Neighbors on the wheel — calm, cohesive, hard to get wrong.

#0a0082 #4b0082 #820078

Triadic

Three evenly spaced hues — vibrant, needs one clear leader.

#4b0082 #824b00 #00824b

Measured contrast

on white12.95:1 · AA normal ✓
on black1.62:1 · fails AA

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