Dark orchid

#8a2fa5

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

Dark orchid is a deep purple with a weighty cast. Deep purples like this carry luxury and craft. Pair it with warm yellows for contrast, or with charcoal for a moody scheme.

Dark orchid color values

Every conversion for #8a2fa5, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#8a2fa5
RGB138, 47, 165
HSL286, 56%, 42%
HSV286, 72%, 65%
CMYK16%, 72%, 0%, 35%
Lab38.12, 55.41, -45.75
XYZ18.29, 10.15, 36.59
Decimal9056165
Web safe#993399
Pantone2593 C
Pantone2593 CHex#8a2fa5Rgb138 47 165Cmyk16 72 0 35Lab38 55 -46Darker#2d0f36Deep#5c1f6dLighter#ac55c6

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 16, 72, 0, 35.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #8a2fa5 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
16 72 0 35
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
19 70 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 read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Dark orchid in css

Copy #8a2fa5 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #8a2fa5; }
.text { color: #8a2fa5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8a2fa5; }

How dark orchid looks on light and dark

Dark orchid and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #8a2fa5 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
6.93:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
3.03:1
AA fail · AA large pass · AAA fail

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #8a2fa5 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 #8a2fa5 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 #8a2fa5 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 #8a2fa5 is computed, not guessed. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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.