Dark orchid

#bb2bbb

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 #bb2bbb, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#bb2bbb

RGB187, 43, 187

HSL300, 63%, 45%

HSV300, 77%, 73%

CMYK0%, 77%, 0%, 27%

Lab46.82, 70.9, -44.42

XYZ30.33, 15.88, 48.48

Decimal12266427

Web safe#cc33cc

Pantone2582 C

Shades of dark orchid

#ab27ab #9b249b #8a208a #7a1c7a #6a186a #5a155a #4a114a #390d39 #290929 #190619

Tints of dark orchid

#d031d0 #d446d4 #d95bd9 #de71de #e386e3 #e89be8 #edb1ed #f2c6f2 #f7dbf7 #fcf0fc

Colors that go with dark orchid

Complementary#2bbb2b Analogous#732bbb Analogous#bb2b73 Triadic#bbbb2b Triadic#2bbbbb Split complementary#73bb2b Split complementary#2bbb73

Dark orchid in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 0, 77, 0, 27.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #bb2bbb on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 77 0 27

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 75 4 33

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 #bb2bbb straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #bb2bbb; }
.text { color: #bb2bbb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bb2bbb; }

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 #bb2bbb against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #bb2bbb 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 #bb2bbb 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 #bb2bbb 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 #bb2bbb 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.