Dark orchid

#9b3d9f

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

Dark orchid is a deep pink, serious and easy to pair. Pinks like this read soft and contemporary. It works with sage and olive for balance, or with cream for a gentle palette.

Dark orchid color values

Every conversion for #9b3d9f, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#9b3d9f

RGB155, 61, 159

HSL298, 45%, 43%

HSV298, 62%, 62%

CMYK3%, 62%, 0%, 38%

Lab42.47, 52.34, -35.06

XYZ21.44, 12.81, 34.14

Decimal10173855

Web safe#993399

Pantone254 C

Shades of dark orchid

#8e3891 #803284 #732d76 #662868 #58235b #4b1d4d #3e183f #301331 #230e24 #160816

Tints of dark orchid

#ae45b3 #b955be #c168c5 #c97ccd #d290d4 #daa3dc #e2b7e3 #eacbeb #f2def3 #faf2fa

Colors that go with dark orchid

Complementary#419f3d Analogous#6a3d9f Analogous#9f3d72 Triadic#9f9b3d Triadic#3d9f9b Split complementary#729f3d Split complementary#3d9f6a

Dark orchid in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 3, 62, 0, 38.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #9b3d9f on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

3 62 0 38

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

7 61 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 #9b3d9f straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #9b3d9f; }
.text { color: #9b3d9f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9b3d9f; }

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 #9b3d9f against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #9b3d9f 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 #9b3d9f 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 #9b3d9f 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 #9b3d9f 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.