Dark orchid

#8352b5

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. Pair it with warm yellows for contrast, or with charcoal for a moody scheme.

Dark orchid color values

Every conversion for #8352b5, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#8352b5

RGB131, 82, 181

HSL270, 40%, 52%

HSV270, 55%, 71%

CMYK28%, 55%, 0%, 29%

Lab44.51, 40.08, -45.04

XYZ20.72, 14.2, 45.36

Decimal8606389

Web safe#9966cc

Pantone2665 C

Shades of dark orchid

#7748a8 #6c4198 #603a87 #553377 #492c67 #3e2557 #321e46 #261736 #1b1026 #0f0915

Tints of dark orchid

#8f62bc #9a72c3 #a682ca #b192d0 #bda2d7 #c8b2de #d4c2e5 #dfd2ec #ebe2f3 #f6f2fa

Colors that go with dark orchid

Complementary#84b552 Analogous#5252b5 Analogous#b552b5 Triadic#b58352 Triadic#52b583 Split complementary#b5b452 Split complementary#53b552

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 28, 55, 0, 29.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #8352b5 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

28 55 0 29

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

30 55 4 35

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 #8352b5 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #8352b5; }
.text { color: #8352b5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8352b5; }

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 #8352b5 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #8352b5 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 #8352b5 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 #8352b5 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 #8352b5 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.