Deep Indigo is pale, cool-toned shade of cool blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm yellow, cool green or cool red
| Inverse Color | #b3a985 |
| Complementary Color | #79704c |
| Color Shade: | cool blue (226.96° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 38.82% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Deep Indigo Color. The Marshal Blue color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a blue cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Pit Stop (#414958) for more calm effect. Try Beguiling Blue as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#79704c is the best complementary color to Deep Indigo. Warm yellow shades generally complement the cool blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #4c567a complementary color is Go Ben, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool cyan, cool blue, and warm blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Blue Bayoux are #4c6d79 and #594c79. Thus found on the left and right of #4c567a on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Blue Bayoux and Mulled Wine colors as they work well with Deep Indigo.
The split-complementary Deep Indigo palette consists of #6d794c and #79594c colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#79704c). Try Dingley and Roman Coffee colors in combination with #4c567a, 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 #4c567a offers a combination of warm green and cool red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Deep Indigo. Thus Hippie Green and Ferra giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Deep Indigo contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Go Ben, Cannon Pink, and Como split by 90° on the color wheel. #4c567a square combo is a palette of cool blue, warm magenta, warm yellow and cool green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Deep Indigo tetradic combo consists of warm yellow complementary color (#79704c) and two others. The Ferra is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cutty Sark – 120° from the complementary Go Ben. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #794c55 and #4c7970.
In a RGB color space, hex #4c567a is made of 27% red, 30% green and 43% blue. In a HSL mode Deep Indigo has a hue angle of 226.96°, a saturation of 23.23% and a lightness of 38.82%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #4c567a is made of 18.04% cyan, 14.11% magenta, 0% yellow and 52.16% black ink.
| HEX | #4c567a |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(76,86,122) |
| RGB Percentage | 27%, 30%, 43% |
| CMYK | 18.04, 14.11, 0, 52.16 |
| HSL | hsl(226.96,23.23%,38.82%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(226.96,37.7%,47.84%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(37.1096,5.7061,-21.64) |
| XYZ | xyz(9.8211,9.5972,19.7472) |