Dark orchid

#7e5099

Hex, rgb, cmyk and Pantone values for dark orchid, with shades, tints, matching colors and free print quality patterns.

This is Dark orchid, a soft purple at 278 degrees. A mid purple this rich reads creative and a little premium. Pair it with warm yellows for contrast, or with charcoal for a moody scheme.

Dark orchid color values

Every conversion for #7e5099, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#7e5099

RGB126, 80, 153

HSL278, 31%, 46%

HSV278, 48%, 60%

CMYK18%, 48%, 0%, 40%

Lab41.96, 33.12, -32.54

XYZ17.22, 12.47, 31.64

Decimal8278169

Web safe#666699

Pantone2587 C

Shades of dark orchid

#73498c #68427e #5d3b71 #523464 #472d57 #3c2649 #311f3c #26182f #1b1121 #110b14

Tints of dark orchid

#8c5aa9 #986bb2 #a37cbb #af8dc3 #bb9ecc #c7afd5 #d3c0de #dfd1e7 #ebe2f0 #f7f3f9

Colors that go with dark orchid

Complementary#6b9950 Analogous#5a5099 Analogous#99508f Triadic#997e50 Triadic#50997e Split complementary#8f9950 Split complementary#50995a

Dark orchid in print

The cmyk build is well inside gamut, so what you see on screen is close to what prints. The cmyk build is 18, 48, 0, 40.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #7e5099 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

18 48 0 40

Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

21 48 4 46

The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color converts to cmyk comfortably and should hold on press.

See how it converts in the rgb to cmyk converter, or readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Dark orchid in css

Copy #7e5099 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #7e5099; }
.text { color: #7e5099; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7e5099; }

How dark orchid looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Dark orchid and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #7e5099 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #7e5099 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Dark orchid on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #7e5099 sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around dark orchid? Pull matching colors from any photo with thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn dark orchid into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #7e5099 and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Arches Signature stripes Gem Shingles

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from dark orchid, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

Every value on this page for #7e5099 is computed, not guessed. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. The coated and uncoated cmyk builds differ because uncoated stock absorbs more ink and gains dot, so the same color needs a heavier, slightly duller build on press. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.