Dark orchid

#864f9d

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 grounded cast. 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 #864f9d, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#864f9d

RGB134, 79, 157

HSL282, 33%, 46%

HSV282, 50%, 62%

CMYK15%, 50%, 0%, 38%

Lab42.91, 36.97, -33.38

XYZ18.71, 13.09, 33.44

Decimal8802205

Web safe#996699

Pantone2587 C

Shades of dark orchid

#7a488f #6f4182 #633a74 #573366 #4c2d59 #40264b #341f3d #291830 #1d1122 #110a14

Tints of dark orchid

#945aac #9f6bb4 #aa7cbd #b58dc6 #c09ece #cbafd7 #d6c0df #e1d1e8 #ece2f0 #f7f3f9

Colors that go with dark orchid

Complementary#669d4f Analogous#5f4f9d Analogous#9d4f8d Triadic#9d864f Triadic#4f9d86 Split complementary#8d9d4f Split complementary#4f9d5f

Dark orchid in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 15, 50, 0, 38.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #864f9d on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

15 50 0 38

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

18 50 4 44

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 #864f9d straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #864f9d; }
.text { color: #864f9d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #864f9d; }

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 #864f9d against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #864f9d 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 #864f9d 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 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 #864f9d 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 #864f9d 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.