Dark orchid

#aa2ba3

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. Deep greens and teals opposite it give contrast and warm neutrals keep it soft.

Dark orchid color values

Every conversion for #aa2ba3, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#aa2ba3

RGB170, 43, 163

HSL303, 60%, 42%

HSV303, 75%, 67%

CMYK0%, 75%, 4%, 33%

Lab42.64, 63.5, -37.03

XYZ24.05, 12.92, 35.88

Decimal11152291

Web safe#993399

Pantone253 C

Shades of dark orchid

#9b2795 #8d2487 #7e2079 #701c6b #61195d #53154f #441141 #360e33 #270a25 #180617

Tints of dark orchid

#c031b8 #ce3fc6 #d455cd #da6bd3 #df81da #e598e1 #eaaee7 #f0c4ee #f6daf4 #fbf1fb

Colors that go with dark orchid

Complementary#2baa32 Analogous#712baa Analogous#aa2b64 Triadic#a3aa2b Triadic#2ba3aa Split complementary#64aa2b Split complementary#2baa71

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 0, 75, 4, 33.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #aa2ba3 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 75 4 33

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 73 8 39

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 #aa2ba3 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #aa2ba3; }
.text { color: #aa2ba3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aa2ba3; }

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 #aa2ba3 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #aa2ba3 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 #aa2ba3 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 #aa2ba3 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

Here is how the numbers for #aa2ba3 are worked out. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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.