Dark orchid

#89579c

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

Dark orchid falls in the purple range, mid and muted. 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 #89579c, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#89579c

RGB137, 87, 156

HSL283, 28%, 48%

HSV283, 44%, 61%

CMYK12%, 44%, 0%, 39%

Lab44.99, 33.14, -29.48

XYZ19.73, 14.54, 33.22

Decimal9000860

Web safe#996699

Pantone2583 C

Shades of dark orchid

#7d4f8e #714881 #654073 #593965 #4d3158 #41294a #35223d #291a2f #1d1321 #110b14

Tints of dark orchid

#9564a8 #a074b1 #ab84ba #b694c3 #c1a4cc #ccb4d5 #d7c4de #e1d4e7 #ece4f0 #f7f4f9

Colors that go with dark orchid

Complementary#6a9c57 Analogous#67579c Analogous#9c578c Triadic#9c8957 Triadic#579c89 Split complementary#8d9c57 Split complementary#579c66

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 12, 44, 0, 39.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #89579c on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

12 44 0 39

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

15 44 4 45

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 #89579c straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #89579c; }
.text { color: #89579c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #89579c; }

How dark orchid looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

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Dark orchid and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #89579c against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #89579c 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 #89579c 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 #89579c 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.

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How we calculate these values

Here is how the numbers for #89579c are worked out. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. Two cmyk builds are shown because coated and uncoated papers behave differently, uncoated soaks up ink and needs more of it to hit the same target. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.