Dark orchid

#9052c4

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

Dark orchid is a mid purple with a confident cast. 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 #9052c4, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#9052c4

RGB144, 82, 196

HSL273, 49%, 55%

HSV273, 58%, 77%

CMYK27%, 58%, 0%, 23%

Lab46.91, 46.98, -49.86

XYZ24.48, 15.95, 54.01

Decimal9458372

Web safe#9966cc

Pantone2665 C

Shades of dark orchid

#8440bd #773aaa #6a3498 #5d2e86 #502773 #442161 #371b4e #2a143c #1d0e29 #100817

Tints of dark orchid

#9a62c9 #a472cf #af82d4 #b992da #c3a2df #cdb2e5 #d8c2ea #e2d2f0 #ece2f5 #f6f2fa

Colors that go with dark orchid

Complementary#86c452 Analogous#5752c4 Analogous#c452bf Triadic#c49052 Triadic#52c490 Split complementary#bfc452 Split complementary#52c457

Dark orchid in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 27, 58, 0, 23.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #9052c4 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

27 58 0 23

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

29 57 4 29

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 #9052c4 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #9052c4; }
.text { color: #9052c4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9052c4; }

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 #9052c4 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #9052c4 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 #9052c4 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 #9052c4 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 #9052c4 is computed, not guessed. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.