Dark orchid

#8a2ca7

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, deep and strong. Deep purples like this carry luxury and craft. Yellow greens across the wheel wake it up and soft greys let it stay refined.

Dark orchid color values

Every conversion for #8a2ca7, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#8a2ca7
RGB138, 44, 167
HSL286, 58%, 41%
HSV286, 74%, 65%
CMYK17%, 74%, 0%, 35%
Lab37.83, 56.98, -47.4
XYZ18.36, 9.99, 37.52
Decimal9055399
Web safe#993399
Pantone2592 C
Pantone2592 CHex#8a2ca7Rgb138 44 167Cmyk17 74 0 35Lab38 57 -47Darker#2d0e36Deep#5b1d6eLighter#ad51c9

Shades of dark orchid

Tints of dark orchid

Colors that go with dark orchid

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 17, 74, 0, 35.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #8a2ca7 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
17 74 0 35
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
20 72 4 41
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 #8a2ca7 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #8a2ca7; }
.text { color: #8a2ca7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8a2ca7; }

How dark orchid looks on light and dark

Dark orchid and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #8a2ca7 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
7.00:1
AApass · AA largepass · AAApass
Textblack text on this color
3.00:1
AAfail · AA largefail · AAAfail

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #8a2ca7 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 #8a2ca7 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 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 #8a2ca7 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.

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How we calculate these values

The figures for #8a2ca7 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. The uncoated cmyk build carries more ink than the coated one, which is what a printer would compensate for when the same color runs on a rougher stock. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.