Indigo Night Palette
True indigo dye, deep and cool — a single-hue ramp with real depth, textile-inspired rather than sky-inspired.
#1A1F4D
deepest indigo (multiple dye dips)
HSL 234° 50% 20%
15.6:1 on white
#2C3E7A
indigo
HSL 226° 47% 33%
10.1:1 on white
#4A5FA8
mid indigo
HSL 227° 39% 48%
6.0:1 on white
#7B8FCC
lighter indigo
HSL 225° 44% 64%
3.2:1 on white
#C4CDE8
pale indigo wash
HSL 225° 44% 84%
1.6:1 on white
Using this palette
Modeled on how indigo-dyed fabric actually darkens — traditional indigo dyeing builds color through repeated dips, each pass deepening the blue, which is why this ramp reads less like 'five blues' and more like one blue at five stages of the same dyeing process. Distinct from twilight-purple, which sits closer to violet, and from deep-teal-navy, which shifts green — this stays a true, cool blue-purple throughout. #1A1F4D and #2C3E7A both carry light text at strong contrast. Well suited to textile/fashion branding referencing denim or traditional dye craft, or any dark-mode UI wanting a genuinely deep blue base rather than corporate-blue's flatter, more utilitarian range.