Dark orchid

#aa41cf

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

Dark orchid falls in the purple range, mid and strong. 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 #aa41cf, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#aa41cf
RGB170, 65, 207
HSL284, 60%, 53%
HSV284, 69%, 81%
CMYK18%, 69%, 0%, 19%
Lab48.05, 63.34, -54.19
XYZ29.73, 16.83, 60.71
Decimal11157967
Web safe#9933cc
Pantone2582 C
Pantone2582 CHex#aa41cfRgb170 65 207Cmyk18 69 0 19Lab48 63 -54Darker#531a67Deep#8128a0Lighter#c17fd8

Shades of dark orchid

Tints of dark orchid

Colors that go with dark orchid

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 18, 69, 0, 19.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #aa41cf on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
18 69 0 19
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
21 67 4 25
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 #aa41cf straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #aa41cf; }
.text { color: #aa41cf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aa41cf; }

How dark orchid looks on light and dark

Dark orchid and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #aa41cf against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
4.81:1
AApass · AA largepass · AAAfail
Textblack text on this color
4.37:1
AAfail · AA largepass · AAAfail

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #aa41cf 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 #aa41cf 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 #aa41cf 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

Every value on this page for #aa41cf is computed, not guessed. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.