Dark orchid

#8043a8

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

This is Dark orchid, a soft purple at 276 degrees. 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 #8043a8, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#8043a8

RGB128, 67, 168

HSL276, 43%, 46%

HSV276, 60%, 66%

CMYK24%, 60%, 0%, 34%

Lab40.3, 44.35, -44.12

XYZ17.98, 11.43, 38.3

Decimal8405928

Web safe#993399

Pantone2587 C

Shades of dark orchid

#753d99 #6a378b #5f327c #532c6e #48265f #3d2050 #321a42 #271433 #1c0f24 #110916

Tints of dark orchid

#8d4db8 #995fbf #a572c7 #b184ce #bc96d5 #c8a9dd #d4bbe4 #dfcdeb #ebe0f3 #f7f2fa

Colors that go with dark orchid

Complementary#6ba843 Analogous#4d43a8 Analogous#a8439e Triadic#a88043 Triadic#43a880 Split complementary#9ea843 Split complementary#43a84d

Dark orchid in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 24, 60, 0, 34.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #8043a8 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

24 60 0 34

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

26 59 4 40

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 #8043a8 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #8043a8; }
.text { color: #8043a8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8043a8; }

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 #8043a8 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #8043a8 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 #8043a8 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 #8043a8 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 #8043a8 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. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.