Dark orchid

#794aaa

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

Dark orchid is a mid purple with a balanced cast. 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 #794aaa, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#794aaa

RGB121, 74, 170

HSL269, 39%, 48%

HSV269, 56%, 67%

CMYK29%, 56%, 0%, 33%

Lab41.0, 39.24, -44.24

XYZ17.59, 11.86, 39.39

Decimal7948970

Web safe#663399

Pantone2725 C

Shades of dark orchid

#6e449b #643d8c #59377d #4f306f #442a60 #3a2351 #2f1d42 #241633 #1a1024 #0f0915

Tints of dark orchid

#8557b6 #9268bd #9e7ac5 #ab8bcc #b79cd4 #c4addb #d0bfe3 #ddd0eb #e9e1f2 #f6f3fa

Colors that go with dark orchid

Complementary#7baa4a Analogous#4a4baa Analogous#a94aaa Triadic#aa794a Triadic#4aaa79 Split complementary#aaa94a Split complementary#4baa4a

Dark orchid in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 29, 56, 0, 33.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #794aaa on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

29 56 0 33

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

31 56 4 39

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 #794aaa straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #794aaa; }
.text { color: #794aaa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #794aaa; }

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 #794aaa against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #794aaa 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 #794aaa 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 #794aaa 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

The figures for #794aaa come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.