Dark orchid

#9a4db5

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 balanced 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 #9a4db5, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#9a4db5

RGB154, 77, 181

HSL284, 41%, 51%

HSV284, 57%, 71%

CMYK15%, 57%, 0%, 29%

Lab46.33, 48.77, -41.98

XYZ24.32, 15.51, 45.43

Decimal10112437

Web safe#9966cc

Pantone2582 C

Shades of dark orchid

#8d45a6 #7f3e96 #723886 #643176 #562a66 #492456 #3b1d46 #2e1636 #201026 #120916

Tints of dark orchid

#a35ebc #ad6ec3 #b67fca #c08fd1 #c9a0d7 #d2b0de #dcc1e5 #e5d1ec #eee2f3 #f8f2fa

Colors that go with dark orchid

Complementary#68b54d Analogous#664db5 Analogous#b54d9c Triadic#b59a4d Triadic#4db59a Split complementary#9cb54d Split complementary#4db566

Dark orchid in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 15, 57, 0, 29.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #9a4db5 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

15 57 0 29

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

18 56 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 #9a4db5 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #9a4db5; }
.text { color: #9a4db5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9a4db5; }

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 #9a4db5 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #9a4db5 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 #9a4db5 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 #9a4db5 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

The figures for #9a4db5 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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.