Dark orchid

#7e4daf

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. Yellow greens across the wheel wake it up and soft greys let it stay refined.

Dark orchid color values

Every conversion for #7e4daf, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#7e4daf

RGB126, 77, 175

HSL270, 39%, 49%

HSV270, 56%, 69%

CMYK28%, 56%, 0%, 31%

Lab42.52, 40.1, -44.73

XYZ19.0, 12.84, 42.03

Decimal8277423

Web safe#666699

Pantone2665 C

Shades of dark orchid

#7346a0 #683f90 #5d3981 #523272 #472b62 #3c2453 #311e43 #251734 #1a1025 #0f0915

Tints of dark orchid

#8a5db8 #966dbf #a27ec6 #ae8fce #ba9fd5 #c6b0dc #d2c1e4 #ded1eb #eae2f2 #f6f3fa

Colors that go with dark orchid

Complementary#7eaf4d Analogous#4d4daf Analogous#af4daf Triadic#af7e4d Triadic#4daf7e Split complementary#afaf4d Split complementary#4daf4d

Dark orchid in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 28, 56, 0, 31.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #7e4daf on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

28 56 0 31

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

30 56 4 37

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 #7e4daf straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #7e4daf; }
.text { color: #7e4daf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7e4daf; }

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 #7e4daf against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #7e4daf 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 #7e4daf 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 #7e4daf 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 #7e4daf are worked out. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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.