Dark orchid

#854bbb

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 #854bbb, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#854bbb
RGB133, 75, 187
HSL271, 45%, 51%
HSV271, 60%, 73%
CMYK29%, 60%, 0%, 27%
Lab43.66, 45.86, -49.9
XYZ21.16, 13.61, 48.52
Decimal8735675
Web safe#9933cc
Pantone2665 C
Pantone2665 CHex#854bbbRgb133 75 187Cmyk29 60 0 27Lab44 46 -50Darker#3d2157Deep#61348aLighter#a883cb

Shades of dark orchid

Tints of dark orchid

Colors that go with dark orchid

Dark orchid in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 29, 60, 0, 27.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #854bbb on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
29 60 0 27
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
31 59 4 33
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 #854bbb straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #854bbb; }
.text { color: #854bbb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #854bbb; }

How dark orchid looks on light and dark

Dark orchid and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #854bbb against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
5.64:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
3.72:1
AA fail · AA large pass · AAA fail

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #854bbb 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 #854bbb sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Your nameFounderhello@brand.comBusiness 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 #854bbb and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

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 #854bbb is computed, not guessed. 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.