#301885Indiglow (#301885) is a very dark, saturated blue with an OKLCH hue of 282°, lightness 0.33 and chroma 0.166. It sits on the cool side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as a grounding tone — suited to text, outlines, and shadowed surfaces.
| HEX | #301885 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(48, 24, 133) |
| HSL | hsl(253, 69%, 31%) |
| HSV | hsv(253, 82%, 52%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(64%, 82%, 0%, 48%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(19.9 41.7 -56.2) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.329 0.166 282) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Indiglow shifts subtly: drifts toward purple; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.5), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#331a7d — ΔE 1.5, shifts subtly: drifts toward purple#321a83 — ΔE 0.6, is virtually unchanged#301885 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#301887 — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Indiglow in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 13.17:1 and against black 1.6:1, so white text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid black text on this color entirely.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#9192df · #6c6ac0 · #4a42a1 · #301885 · #130047 · #020011
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#005699 · #203b92 · #301885 · #320062 · #290039 · #1b0019
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#cb92bf · #7e7dd6 · #a13d92 · #6b3d62 · #301885 · #1b005a
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#d9c71f · #6a6ba0 · #4e4f6d · #301885 · #170f42 · #040118
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#f4f3e1 · #b3b5cd · #828174 · #494a62 · #301885 · #211f10
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#f4f2e7 · #cccbbd · #a19f90 · #2b2915 · #0a0700 · #301885
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#f8f4ce · #c8ba4a · #8f8200 · #564e00 · #301885 · #1b1644
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#f8f4ce · #eba84c · #579304 · #6a4300 · #301885 · #112500
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#ffeee7 · #fe9971 · #009768 · #005c3d · #301885 · #3a0e00
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#ffedee · #ff92a0 · #8f8200 · #005957 · #301885 · #241f00
#49419E · #6564B6 · #8586CE · #A7A9E6 · #CBCDFD
#291175 · #210A65 · #1A0455 · #130046 · #0D0037
#2F2574 · #2F2C64 · #303153
As a deep tone it works for grounding elements — text, outlines, and shadowed surfaces — rather than open fields. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.