Dark orchid

#b500aa

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

This is Dark orchid, a vivid pink at 304 degrees. 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 #b500aa, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#b500aa

RGB181, 0, 170

HSL304, 100%, 35%

HSV304, 100%, 71%

CMYK0%, 100%, 6%, 29%

Lab42.35, 74.37, -41.56

XYZ26.31, 12.73, 39.1

Decimal11862186

Web safe#cc0099

Pantone253 C

Shades of dark orchid

#a6009c #97008e #880080 #790071 #6a0063 #5b0055 #4c0047 #3d0039 #2e002b #1f001d

Tints of dark orchid

#d400c7 #f300e4 #ff13f1 #ff32f3 #ff52f4 #ff71f6 #ff90f8 #ffaffa #ffcefc #ffedfe

Colors that go with dark orchid

Complementary#00b50b Analogous#6600b5 Analogous#b5004f Triadic#aab500 Triadic#00aab5 Split complementary#50b500 Split complementary#00b566

Dark orchid in print

It is saturated enough that the cmyk build can shift slightly from screen to press, so proof it. The cmyk build is 0, 100, 6, 29.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #b500aa on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 100 6 29

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 96 10 35

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 #b500aa straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #b500aa; }
.text { color: #b500aa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b500aa; }

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 #b500aa against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #b500aa 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 #b500aa 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 #b500aa 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 #b500aa are worked out. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.