Dark orchid

#8d2aba

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 281 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 #8d2aba, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#8d2aba

RGB141, 42, 186

HSL281, 63%, 45%

HSV281, 77%, 73%

CMYK24%, 77%, 0%, 27%

Lab39.35, 62.13, -56.21

XYZ20.68, 10.86, 47.46

Decimal9251514

Web safe#9933cc

Pantone2592 C

Shades of dark orchid

#8126aa #75239a #681f8a #5c1b7a #501869 #441459 #381149 #2b0d39 #1f0929 #130619

Tints of dark orchid

#9d2fd0 #a844d5 #b25ada #bc6fdf #c685e3 #d09ae8 #dab0ed #e4c5f2 #eedbf7 #f8f0fc

Colors that go with dark orchid

Complementary#57ba2a Analogous#452aba Analogous#ba2a9f Triadic#ba8d2a Triadic#2aba8d Split complementary#9fba2a Split complementary#2aba45

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 24, 77, 0, 27.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #8d2aba on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

24 77 0 27

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

26 75 4 33

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 #8d2aba straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #8d2aba; }
.text { color: #8d2aba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8d2aba; }

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 #8d2aba against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #8d2aba 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 #8d2aba 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 #8d2aba 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

Every value on this page for #8d2aba is computed, not guessed. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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.