Dark orchid

#9040ad

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

This is Dark orchid, a soft purple at 284 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 #9040ad, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#9040ad

RGB144, 64, 173

HSL284, 46%, 46%

HSV284, 63%, 68%

CMYK17%, 63%, 0%, 32%

Lab42.17, 50.93, -43.97

XYZ20.88, 12.61, 40.87

Decimal9453741

Web safe#993399

Pantone2587 C

Shades of dark orchid

#833a9e #77358f #6a2f80 #5e2a71 #512462 #451f53 #381944 #2c1334 #1f0e25 #130816

Tints of dark orchid

#9e4abc #a85dc3 #b270ca #bc82d1 #c695d8 #d0a7df #dabae6 #e4cdec #eedff3 #f8f2fa

Colors that go with dark orchid

Complementary#5dad40 Analogous#5a40ad Analogous#ad4093 Triadic#ad9040 Triadic#40ad90 Split complementary#93ad40 Split complementary#40ad5a

Dark orchid in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 17, 63, 0, 32.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #9040ad on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

17 63 0 32

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

20 62 4 38

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 #9040ad straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #9040ad; }
.text { color: #9040ad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9040ad; }

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 #9040ad against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #9040ad 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 #9040ad 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 #9040ad 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 #9040ad come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.