Royal Indigo is pale, cool-toned shade of warm blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool yellow, warm cyan or warm red
| Inverse Color | #b1bd9f |
| Complementary Color | #535f42 |
| Color Shade: | warm blue (264° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 31.76% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Royal Indigo Color. The Plummy color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid blue bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Mulled Grape (#675a74) for more calm effect. Try Indigo Red as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#535f42 is the best complementary color to Royal Indigo. Cool yellow shades generally complement the warm blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #4e4260 complementary color is Finch, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool blue, warm blue, and cool magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Mulled Wine are #42455f and #5c425f. Thus found on the left and right of #4e4260 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Gun Powder and Voodoo colors as they work well with Royal Indigo.
The split-complementary Royal Indigo palette consists of #455f42 and #5f5c42 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#535f42). Try Tom Thumb and Hemlock colors in combination with #4e4260, 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 #4e4260 offers a combination of cool green and warm red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Royal Indigo. Thus Mineral Green and Kabul giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Royal Indigo contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Finch, Kabul, and Mineral Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #4e4260 square combo is a palette of warm blue, cool red, cool yellow and warm cyan shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Royal Indigo tetradic combo consists of cool yellow complementary color (#535f42) and two others. The Kabul is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and River Bed – 120° from the complementary Finch. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #5f4d42 and #42535f.
In a RGB color space, hex #4e4260 is made of 33% red, 28% green and 40% blue. In a HSL mode Royal Indigo has a hue angle of 264°, a saturation of 18.52% and a lightness of 31.76%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #4e4260 is made of 7.06% cyan, 11.77% magenta, 0% yellow and 62.35% black ink.
| HEX | #4e4260 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(78,66,96) |
| RGB Percentage | 33%, 28%, 40% |
| CMYK | 7.06, 11.77, 0, 62.35 |
| HSL | hsl(264,18.52%,31.76%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(264,31.25%,37.65%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(30.3047,11.9851,-15.8253) |
| XYZ | xyz(7.2014,6.3607,11.9145) |