Dark orchid

#7e539e

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

Dark orchid is a mid purple with a confident cast. 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 #7e539e, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#7e539e

RGB126, 83, 158

HSL274, 31%, 47%

HSV274, 47%, 62%

CMYK20%, 47%, 0%, 38%

Lab42.9, 32.56, -34.05

XYZ17.87, 13.09, 33.93

Decimal8278942

Web safe#666699

Pantone2587 C

Shades of dark orchid

#734c90 #684582 #5d3d75 #523667 #472f59 #3c284b #31203d #261930 #1b1222 #100b14

Tints of dark orchid

#8b5fab #9770b4 #a380bc #af91c5 #bba1ce #c7b1d6 #d3c2df #dfd2e8 #eae3f0 #f6f3f9

Colors that go with dark orchid

Complementary#739e53 Analogous#59539e Analogous#9e5398 Triadic#9e7e53 Triadic#539e7e Split complementary#989e53 Split complementary#539e59

Dark orchid in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 20, 47, 0, 38.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #7e539e on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

20 47 0 38

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

22 47 4 44

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 #7e539e straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #7e539e; }
.text { color: #7e539e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7e539e; }

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 #7e539e against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #7e539e 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 #7e539e 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 #7e539e 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.

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How we calculate these values

Every value on this page for #7e539e is computed, not guessed. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. Two cmyk builds are shown because coated and uncoated papers behave differently, uncoated soaks up ink and needs more of it to hit the same target. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.