Dark orchid

#ae2dbc

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

Dark orchid is a mid pink, grounded 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 #ae2dbc, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#ae2dbc

RGB174, 45, 188

HSL294, 61%, 46%

HSV294, 76%, 74%

CMYK7%, 76%, 0%, 26%

Lab44.95, 67.87, -48.1

XYZ27.47, 14.51, 48.93

Decimal11414972

Web safe#9933cc

Pantone2582 C

Shades of dark orchid

#9f29ac #90259b #81218b #721d7b #62196a #53165a #44124a #350e39 #260a29 #170619

Tints of dark orchid

#bf34cf #c649d4 #cd5ed9 #d373de #da88e3 #e09de8 #e7b2ed #edc7f2 #f4dcf7 #faf1fc

Colors that go with dark orchid

Complementary#3bbc2d Analogous#662dbc Analogous#bc2d82 Triadic#bcae2d Triadic#2dbcae Split complementary#83bc2d Split complementary#2dbc66

Dark orchid in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 7, 76, 0, 26.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #ae2dbc on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

7 76 0 26

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

10 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 #ae2dbc straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #ae2dbc; }
.text { color: #ae2dbc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ae2dbc; }

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 #ae2dbc against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #ae2dbc 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 #ae2dbc 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 #ae2dbc 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 #ae2dbc come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.