Pigment Indigo Color

#4d0082

Pigment 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 #b2ff7d
Complementary Color #348200
Color Shade: violet (275.54° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 25.49% (better contrasting with white)
Pigment Indigo Color Sample
Pigment Indigo Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #4d0082

If you're looking for a similar violet shade, there are some better alternatives to Pigment 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 darker and more soft alternative called Deep Violet (#330066) for more calm effect. Try Aubergine Perl as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#348200 is the best complementary color to Pigment 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 #4d0082 complementary color is Verdun Green, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

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 #0b0082 and #820076. Thus found on the left and right of #4d0082 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Navy Blue and Fresh Eggplant colors as they work well with Pigment Indigo.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Pigment Indigo palette consists of #00820c and #768200 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#348200). Try Japanese Laurel and Olive colors in combination with #4d0082, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #4d0082 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 Pigment Indigo. Thus Tropical Rain Forest and Cinnamon giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Pigment Indigo contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Verdun Green, Maroon, and Blue Lagoon split by 90° on the color wheel. #4d0082 square combo is a palette of violet, mid red, yellow green and mid cyan shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Pigment Indigo tetradic combo consists of yellow green complementary color (#348200) 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 #824d00 and #003482.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #4d0082 is made of 37% red, 0% green and 63% blue. In a HSL mode Pigment Indigo has a hue angle of 275.54°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 25.49%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #4d0082 is made of 20.78% cyan, 50.98% magenta, 0% yellow and 49.02% black ink.

HEX #4d0082
RGB Decimal rgb(77,0,130)
RGB Percentage 37%, 0%, 63%
CMYK 20.78, 50.98, 0, 49.02
HSL hsl(275.54,100%,25.49%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(275.54,100%,50.98%)
CIE-LAB lab(20.7873,51.9099,-52.7855)
XYZ xyz(7.0898,3.1895,21.361)
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