Dark orchid

#783c9e

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

Dark orchid is a deep purple with a serious cast. Deep purples like this carry luxury and craft. Yellow greens across the wheel wake it up and soft greys let it stay refined.

Dark orchid color values

Every conversion for #783c9e, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#783c9e
RGB120, 60, 158
HSL277, 45%, 43%
HSV277, 62%, 62%
CMYK24%, 62%, 0%, 38%
Lab37.29, 43.68, -43.01
XYZ15.53, 9.69, 33.4
Decimal7879838
Web safe#663399
Pantone2593 C
Pantone2593 CHex#783c9eRgb120 60 158Cmyk24 62 0 38Lab37 44 -43Darker#291537Deep#51286aLighter#9b64bd

Shades of dark orchid

Tints of dark orchid

Colors that go with dark orchid

Dark orchid in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 24, 62, 0, 38.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #783c9e on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
24 62 0 38
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
26 61 4 44
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 #783c9e straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #783c9e; }
.text { color: #783c9e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #783c9e; }

How dark orchid looks on light and dark

Dark orchid and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #783c9e against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
7.15:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Textblack text on this color
2.94:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #783c9e 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 #783c9e 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 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 #783c9e 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

The figures for #783c9e 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 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.