Dark orchid

#7f4dad

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 confident cast. 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 #7f4dad, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#7f4dad

RGB127, 77, 173

HSL271, 38%, 49%

HSV271, 55%, 68%

CMYK27%, 55%, 0%, 32%

Lab42.52, 39.87, -43.55

XYZ18.95, 12.84, 41.01

Decimal8342957

Web safe#666699

Pantone2665 C

Shades of dark orchid

#74469e #693f8f #5e397f #523270 #472b61 #3c2452 #311e43 #261734 #1b1024 #100915

Tints of dark orchid

#8b5cb6 #976dbe #a37dc5 #af8ecd #bb9fd4 #c7b0dc #d2c0e3 #ded1eb #eae2f2 #f6f3fa

Colors that go with dark orchid

Complementary#7bad4d Analogous#4f4dad Analogous#ad4dab Triadic#ad7f4d Triadic#4dad7f Split complementary#abad4d Split complementary#4dad4f

Dark orchid in print

The cmyk build is well inside gamut, so what you see on screen is close to what prints. The cmyk build is 27, 55, 0, 32.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #7f4dad on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

27 55 0 32

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

29 55 4 38

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 #7f4dad straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #7f4dad; }
.text { color: #7f4dad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7f4dad; }

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 #7f4dad against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #7f4dad 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 #7f4dad 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 #7f4dad 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

Every value on this page for #7f4dad is computed, not guessed. 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. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.