Dark orchid

#a53ff5

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. Yellow greens across the wheel wake it up and soft greys let it stay refined.

Dark orchid color values

Every conversion for #a53ff5, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#a53ff5

RGB165, 63, 245

HSL274, 90%, 60%

HSV274, 74%, 96%

CMYK33%, 74%, 0%, 4%

Lab49.67, 71.08, -73.14

XYZ33.78, 18.15, 88.11

Decimal10829813

Web safe#9933ff

Pantone2665 C

Shades of dark orchid

#9925f4 #8c0df0 #7d0bd6 #6d0abb #5e08a1 #4e0787 #3f066c #300452 #200337 #11021d

Tints of dark orchid

#ad51f6 #b562f7 #be74f8 #c685f9 #ce97fa #d6a8fa #debafb #e7cbfc #efddfd #f7eefe

Colors that go with dark orchid

Complementary#8ff53f Analogous#4a3ff5 Analogous#f53fea Triadic#f5a53f Triadic#3ff5a5 Split complementary#eaf53f Split complementary#3ff54a

Dark orchid in print

A color this vivid sometimes sits just outside cmyk gamut, so expect a small dip in punch on paper. The cmyk build is 33, 74, 0, 4.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #a53ff5 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

33 74 0 4

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

34 72 4 10

The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color is saturated enough to sit near the edge of cmyk gamut, so expect a small drop in punch on paper and proof it before a long run.

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 #a53ff5 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #a53ff5; }
.text { color: #a53ff5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a53ff5; }

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 #a53ff5 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #a53ff5 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 #a53ff5 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 #a53ff5 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 #a53ff5 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. 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.