Dark orchid

#b337d1

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 #b337d1, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#b337d1
RGB179, 55, 209
HSL288, 63%, 52%
HSV288, 74%, 82%
CMYK14%, 74%, 0%, 18%
Lab48.16, 69.34, -55.09
XYZ31.47, 16.92, 61.93
Decimal11745233
Web safe#cc33cc
Pantone2582 C
Pantone2582 CHex#b337d1Rgb179 55 209Cmyk14 74 0 18Lab48 69 -55Darker#541763Deep#85249dLighter#c677d9

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 14, 74, 0, 18.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #b337d1 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
14 74 0 18
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
17 72 4 24
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 #b337d1 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #b337d1; }
.text { color: #b337d1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b337d1; }

How dark orchid looks on light and dark

Dark orchid and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #b337d1 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
4.79:1
AApass · AA largepass · AAAfail
Textblack text on this color
4.38:1
AAfail · AA largepass · AAAfail

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #b337d1 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 #b337d1 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 #b337d1 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.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

Every value on this page for #b337d1 is computed, not guessed. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. Two cmyk builds are shown because coated and uncoated papers behave differently, uncoated soaks up ink and needs more of it to hit the same target. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.