Indigo is deep, cool-toned shade of violet. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with yellow green, mid cyan or orange
| Inverse Color | #b4ff7d |
| Complementary Color | #378200 |
| Color Shade: | violet (274.62° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 25.49% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar violet shade, there are some better alternatives to Indigo Color. The Christalle color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm blue bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Indigo Purple (#660099) for more calm effect. Try Deep Violet as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#378200 is the best complementary color to Indigo. Yellow green shades generally complement the violet hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #4b0082 complementary color is Verdun Green, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid blue, violet, and mid magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Pigment Indigo are #090082 and #820078. Thus found on the left and right of #4b0082 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Navy Blue and Fresh Eggplant colors as they work well with Indigo.
The split-complementary Indigo palette consists of #008209 and #788200 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#378200). Try Japanese Laurel and Olive colors in combination with #4b0082, 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 #4b0082 offers a combination of green cyan and orange shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Indigo. Thus Tropical Rain Forest and Cinnamon giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Indigo contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Verdun Green, Maroon, and Blue Lagoon split by 90° on the color wheel. #4b0082 square combo is a palette of violet, mid red, yellow green and mid cyan shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Indigo tetradic combo consists of yellow green complementary color (#378200) and two others. The Cinnamon is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Resolution Blue – 120° from the complementary Verdun Green. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #824a00 and #003782.
In a RGB color space, hex #4b0082 is made of 37% red, 0% green and 63% blue. In a HSL mode Indigo has a hue angle of 274.62°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 25.49%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #4b0082 is made of 21.57% cyan, 50.98% magenta, 0% yellow and 49.02% black ink.
| HEX | #4b0082 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(75,0,130) |
| RGB Percentage | 37%, 0%, 63% |
| CMYK | 21.57, 50.98, 0, 49.02 |
| HSL | hsl(274.62,100%,25.49%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(274.62,100%,50.98%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(20.4696,51.6948,-53.3198) |
| XYZ | xyz(6.9309,3.1076,21.3536) |