Dark orchid

#9a2cb6

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

Dark orchid falls in the purple range, deep and strong. Deep purples like this carry luxury and craft. Pair it with warm yellows for contrast, or with charcoal for a moody scheme.

Dark orchid color values

Every conversion for #9a2cb6, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#9a2cb6
RGB154, 44, 182
HSL288, 61%, 44%
HSV288, 76%, 71%
CMYK15%, 76%, 0%, 29%
Lab41.29, 63.13, -50.62
XYZ22.67, 12.05, 45.39
Decimal10103990
Web safe#9933cc
Pantone2592 C
Pantone2592 CHex#9a2cb6Rgb154 44 182Cmyk15 76 0 29Lab41 63 -51Darker#391043Deep#691e7dLighter#b75acf

Shades of dark orchid

Tints of dark orchid

Colors that go with dark orchid

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 15, 76, 0, 29.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #9a2cb6 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
15 76 0 29
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
18 74 4 35
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 #9a2cb6 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #9a2cb6; }
.text { color: #9a2cb6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9a2cb6; }

How dark orchid looks on light and dark

Dark orchid and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #9a2cb6 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
6.16:1
AApass · AA largepass · AAAfail
Textblack text on this color
3.41:1
AAfail · AA largepass · AAAfail

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #9a2cb6 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 #9a2cb6 sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Your nameFounderhello@brand.comBusiness 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 #9a2cb6 and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

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 #9a2cb6 is computed, not guessed. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.