Dark orchid

#8a52cf

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 267 degrees. 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 #8a52cf, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#8a52cf

RGB138, 82, 207

HSL267, 57%, 57%

HSV267, 60%, 81%

CMYK33%, 60%, 0%, 19%

Lab46.9, 48.22, -56.25

XYZ24.76, 15.94, 60.8

Decimal9065167

Web safe#9966cc

Pantone2665 C

Shades of dark orchid

#7c3ec9 #7034ba #642ea6 #572891 #4b237d #3f1d69 #331755 #271240 #1b0c2c #0e0718

Tints of dark orchid

#9562d3 #a072d8 #aa82dc #b592e1 #c0a2e5 #cbb1e9 #d5c1ee #e0d1f2 #ebe1f7 #f6f1fb

Colors that go with dark orchid

Complementary#97cf52 Analogous#5258cf Analogous#c852cf Triadic#cf8a52 Triadic#52cf8a Split complementary#cfc852 Split complementary#59cf52

Dark orchid in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 33, 60, 0, 19.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #8a52cf on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

33 60 0 19

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

34 59 4 25

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 #8a52cf straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #8a52cf; }
.text { color: #8a52cf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8a52cf; }

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 #8a52cf against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #8a52cf 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 #8a52cf 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 #8a52cf 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 #8a52cf are worked out. 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.