Dark orchid

#8a4e99

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 288 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 #8a4e99, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#8a4e99

RGB138, 78, 153

HSL288, 32%, 45%

HSV288, 49%, 60%

CMYK10%, 49%, 0%, 40%

Lab42.99, 37.85, -30.81

XYZ18.96, 13.15, 31.68

Decimal9064089

Web safe#996699

Pantone2583 C

Shades of dark orchid

#7e478c #72407e #663a71 #5a3364 #4e2c57 #422549 #361f3c #2a182f #1e1122 #120a14

Tints of dark orchid

#9958aa #a469b2 #ae7abb #b98bc4 #c39dcd #ceaed6 #d8bfdf #e3d1e7 #ede2f0 #f8f3f9

Colors that go with dark orchid

Complementary#5d994e Analogous#654e99 Analogous#994e82 Triadic#998a4e Triadic#4e998a Split complementary#82994e Split complementary#4e9965

Dark orchid in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 10, 49, 0, 40.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #8a4e99 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

10 49 0 40

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

13 49 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 #8a4e99 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #8a4e99; }
.text { color: #8a4e99; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8a4e99; }

How dark orchid looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

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Dark orchid and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #8a4e99 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #8a4e99 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 #8a4e99 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 #8a4e99 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

The figures for #8a4e99 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.