Indigo Ink is pale, cool-toned shade of cool cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm red, warm green or red magenta
| Inverse Color | #b8b5b2 |
| Complementary Color | #4d4946 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (210° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 29.02% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Indigo Ink Color. The Calligraphy color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Intermediate Blue (#56626e) for more energetic effect. Try Stormy Weather as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#4d4946 is the best complementary color to Indigo Ink. Warm red shades generally complement the cool cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #474a4d complementary color is Fuscous Gray, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm cyan, cool cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Abbey are #464d4d and #46464d. Thus found on the left and right of #474a4d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cape Cod and Abbey colors as they work well with Indigo Ink.
The split-complementary Indigo Ink palette consists of #4d4d46 and #4d4646 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#4d4946). Try Fuscous Gray and Tundora colors in combination with #474a4d, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.
The triadic palette of #474a4d offers a combination of yellow green and red magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Indigo Ink. Thus Lunar Green and Emperor giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Indigo Ink contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Fuscous Gray, Emperor, and Gray Asparagus split by 90° on the color wheel. #474a4d square combo is a palette of cool cyan, cool magenta, warm red and warm green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Indigo Ink tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#4d4946) and two others. The Emperor is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Nandor – 120° from the complementary Fuscous Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #4d4649 and #464d49.
In a RGB color space, hex #474a4d is made of 32% red, 33% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Indigo Ink has a hue angle of 210°, a saturation of 4.05% and a lightness of 29.02%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #474a4d is made of 2.36% cyan, 1.18% magenta, 0% yellow and 69.8% black ink.
| HEX | #474a4d |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(71,74,77) |
| RGB Percentage | 32%, 33%, 35% |
| CMYK | 2.36, 1.18, 0, 69.8 |
| HSL | hsl(210,4.05%,29.02%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(210,7.79%,30.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(31.2844,-0.5358,-2.2139) |
| XYZ | xyz(6.3869,6.773,7.9919) |