Dark orchid

#913fab

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

Dark orchid falls in the purple range, mid and soft. 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 #913fab, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#913fab

RGB145, 63, 171

HSL286, 46%, 46%

HSV286, 63%, 67%

CMYK15%, 63%, 0%, 33%

Lab42.02, 51.23, -43.02

XYZ20.81, 12.52, 39.85

Decimal9519019

Web safe#993399

Pantone2587 C

Shades of dark orchid

#843a9c #78348d #6b2f7e #5f2970 #522461 #451e52 #391943 #2c1334 #200e25 #130816

Tints of dark orchid

#a048bc #aa5bc3 #b36eca #bd81d0 #c794d7 #d1a6de #dbb9e5 #e5ccec #eedff3 #f8f2fa

Colors that go with dark orchid

Complementary#59ab3f Analogous#5b3fab Analogous#ab3f8f Triadic#ab913f Triadic#3fab91 Split complementary#8fab3f Split complementary#3fab5b

Dark orchid in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 15, 63, 0, 33.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #913fab on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

15 63 0 33

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

18 62 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 #913fab straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #913fab; }
.text { color: #913fab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #913fab; }

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 #913fab against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #913fab 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 #913fab 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 #913fab 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 #913fab is computed, not guessed. 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.