Dark orchid

#8a44cb

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

This is Dark orchid, a strong purple at 271 degrees. 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 #8a44cb, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#8a44cb

RGB138, 68, 203

HSL271, 56%, 53%

HSV271, 67%, 80%

CMYK32%, 67%, 0%, 20%

Lab44.02, 54.36, -58.6

XYZ23.33, 13.85, 57.94

Decimal9061579

Web safe#9933cc

Pantone2665 C

Shades of dark orchid

#7e36c1 #7231ae #662b9c #592689 #4d2176 #411c63 #341650 #28113e #1c0c2b #100718

Tints of dark orchid

#9555d0 #a067d5 #aa78d9 #b589de #c09be3 #cbace8 #d6bded #e1cef1 #ebe0f6 #f6f1fb

Colors that go with dark orchid

Complementary#85cb44 Analogous#4744cb Analogous#cb44c8 Triadic#cb8a44 Triadic#44cb8a Split complementary#c8cb44 Split complementary#44cb47

Dark orchid in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 32, 67, 0, 20.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #8a44cb on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

32 67 0 20

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

33 66 4 26

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 #8a44cb straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #8a44cb; }
.text { color: #8a44cb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8a44cb; }

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 #8a44cb against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #8a44cb 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 #8a44cb 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 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 #8a44cb 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

The figures for #8a44cb come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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.