Dark orchid

#7749a5

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 soft. A mid purple this rich reads creative and a little premium. Pair it with warm yellows for contrast, or with charcoal for a moody scheme.

Dark orchid color values

Every conversion for #7749a5, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#7749a5

RGB119, 73, 165

HSL270, 39%, 47%

HSV270, 56%, 65%

CMYK28%, 56%, 0%, 35%

Lab40.25, 38.04, -42.47

XYZ16.78, 11.4, 36.91

Decimal7817637

Web safe#663399

Pantone2587 C

Shades of dark orchid

#6d4397 #623c88 #58367a #4e306b #43295d #39234f #2e1c40 #241632 #1a1024 #0f0915

Tints of dark orchid

#8454b3 #9066bb #9d77c3 #aa89cb #b79bd3 #c3acda #d0bee2 #ddcfea #e9e1f2 #f6f3fa

Colors that go with dark orchid

Complementary#77a549 Analogous#4949a5 Analogous#a549a5 Triadic#a57749 Triadic#49a577 Split complementary#a5a549 Split complementary#49a549

Dark orchid in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 28, 56, 0, 35.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #7749a5 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

28 56 0 35

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

30 56 4 41

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 read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Dark orchid in css

Copy #7749a5 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #7749a5; }
.text { color: #7749a5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7749a5; }

How dark orchid looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

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Dark orchid and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #7749a5 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #7749a5 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through our contrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Dark orchid on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #7749a5 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 the color palette generator, or check a design for print with the rgb to cmyk converter.

Turn dark orchid into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #7749a5 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 #7749a5 are worked out. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. The coated and uncoated cmyk builds differ because uncoated stock absorbs more ink and gains dot, so the same color needs a heavier, slightly duller build on press. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.