Dark orchid

#9052ac

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 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 #9052ac, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#9052ac

RGB144, 82, 172

HSL281, 35%, 50%

HSV281, 52%, 67%

CMYK16%, 52%, 0%, 33%

Lab45.56, 41.51, -38.01

XYZ21.97, 14.94, 40.76

Decimal9458348

Web safe#996699

Pantone2587 C

Shades of dark orchid

#834b9d #77448e #6a3c7f #5d356f #512e60 #442751 #372042 #2b1833 #1e1124 #110a15

Tints of dark orchid

#9a62b4 #a572bc #af82c3 #b992cb #c4a2d3 #ceb2da #d8c3e2 #e3d3ea #ede3f2 #f7f3f9

Colors that go with dark orchid

Complementary#6eac52 Analogous#6352ac Analogous#ac529b Triadic#ac9052 Triadic#52ac90 Split complementary#9bac52 Split complementary#52ac63

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 16, 52, 0, 33.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #9052ac on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

16 52 0 33

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

19 52 4 39

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 #9052ac straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #9052ac; }
.text { color: #9052ac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9052ac; }

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 #9052ac against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #9052ac 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 #9052ac 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 #9052ac 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

Every value on this page for #9052ac 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.