Everything about the color Indigo
It is the color of devotion, wisdom, justice, and higher knowledge. Tied to intuition and what is not seen, it is also considered spiritual.
To nail great color combos for indigo, look to nature and how she wisely picks her palettes: indigo works wonderfully with reds, greens, and yellows. The deep hue pairs particularly well with oranges and yellows as accent colors.
Looking for a different hue? The following colors are related to indigo.
- Blue
- Violet
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Information about Indigo / #4B0082
In a RGB color space (made from three colored lights for red, green, and blue), hex #4B0082 is made of 29.4% red, 0% green and 51% blue. In a CMYK color space (also known as process color, or four color, and used in color printing), hex #4B0082 is made of 42% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black. Indigo has a hue angle of 274.6 degrees, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 25.5%.
Color conversion
The hexadecimal color #4B0082 has RGB values of R: 29.4, G: 0, B: 51 and CMYK values of C: 0.42, M: 1, Y: 0, K:0.49.
| VALUE | CSS | |
|---|---|---|
| HEX |
4b0082 |
#4b0082 |
| RGB DECIMAL |
75, 0, 130 |
rgb(75,0,130) |
| RGB PERCENTAGE |
29.4, 0, 51 |
rgb(29.4%, 0%, 51%) |
| CMYK |
42, 100, 0, 49 |
|
| HSL |
274.6°, 100, 25.5 |
hsl(274.6°, 100%, 25.5%) |
| HSV (OR HSB) |
274.6°, 100, 51 |
|
| WEB SAFE |
330099 |
#330099 |
| CIE-LAB |
20.469, 51.686, -53.313 |
|
| XYZ |
6.93, 3.108, 21.349 |
|
| XYY |
0.221, 0.099, 3.108 |
|
| CIE-LCH |
20.469, 74.254, 314.112 |
|
| CIE-LUV |
20.469, 10.082, -61.336 |
|
| HUNTER-LAB |
17.628, 40.903, -62.749 |
|
| BINARY |
01001011, 00000000, 10000010 |
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Sulphur Black
1.Name: sulphur black; Sulfur Black; Sulphur Black 1;
2.Structure formula：
3.Molecule formula: C6H4N2O5
4.CAS No.: 1326-82-5
5.HS code: 32041911
6.Product specification:Appearance：black phosphorus flakes; black liquid
Bromo Indigo; Vat Bromo-Indigo; C.I.Vat Blue 5
1.Name: Bromo indigo; Vat bromo-indigo; C.I.Vat blue 5;
2.Structure formula：
3.Molecule formula: C16H6Br4N2O2
4.CAS No.: 2475-31-2
5.HS code: 3204151000 6.Major usage and instruction: Be mainly used to dye cotton fabrics.
Indigo Blue Vat Blue
1.Name: indigo blue,vat blue 1,
2.Structure formula：
3.Molecule formula: C16H10N2O2
4.. CAS No.: 482-89-3
5.Molecule weight: 262.62
6.HS code: 3204151000
7.Major usage and instruction: Be mainly used to dye cotton fabrics.