Dark orchid

#a12dbd

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

This is Dark orchid, a strong purple at 288 degrees. A mid purple this rich reads creative and a little premium. Yellow greens across the wheel wake it up and soft greys let it stay refined.

Dark orchid color values

Every conversion for #a12dbd, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#a12dbd
RGB161, 45, 189
HSL288, 62%, 46%
HSV288, 76%, 74%
CMYK15%, 76%, 0%, 26%
Lab42.96, 65.48, -52.0
XYZ24.82, 13.13, 49.37
Decimal10563005
Web safe#9933cc
Pantone2587 C
Pantone2587 CHex#a12dbdRgb161 45 189Cmyk15 76 0 26Lab43 65 -52Darker#3f124aDeep#701f83Lighter#bb60d1

Shades of dark orchid

Tints of dark orchid

Colors that go with dark orchid

Dark orchid in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 15, 76, 0, 26.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #a12dbd on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
15 76 0 26
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
18 74 4 32
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 #a12dbd straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #a12dbd; }
.text { color: #a12dbd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a12dbd; }

How dark orchid looks on light and dark

Dark orchid and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #a12dbd against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
5.79:1
AApass · AA largepass · AAAfail
Textblack text on this color
3.63:1
AAfail · AA largepass · AAAfail

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #a12dbd 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 #a12dbd 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 #a12dbd 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.

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How we calculate these values

Here is how the numbers for #a12dbd are worked out. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. The uncoated cmyk build carries more ink than the coated one, which is what a printer would compensate for when the same color runs on a rougher stock. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.