Dark orchid

#9225b5

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 285 degrees. Deep purples like this carry luxury and craft. Pair it with warm yellows for contrast, or with charcoal for a moody scheme.

Dark orchid color values

Every conversion for #9225b5, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#9225b5

RGB146, 37, 181

HSL285, 66%, 43%

HSV285, 80%, 71%

CMYK19%, 80%, 0%, 29%

Lab39.19, 63.69, -53.48

XYZ20.86, 10.77, 44.7

Decimal9577909

Web safe#9933cc

Pantone2592 C

Shades of dark orchid

#8522a5 #791f96 #6c1b86 #601877 #531567 #471258 #3a0f48 #2e0c39 #210829 #140519

Tints of dark orchid

#a42acc #b13ad7 #ba51db #c368e0 #cc7ee5 #d595e9 #deacee #e7c3f3 #f0d9f7 #f9f0fc

Colors that go with dark orchid

Complementary#48b525 Analogous#4a25b5 Analogous#b52590 Triadic#b59225 Triadic#25b592 Split complementary#90b525 Split complementary#25b54a

Dark orchid in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 19, 80, 0, 29.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #9225b5 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

19 80 0 29

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

21 78 4 35

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 #9225b5 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #9225b5; }
.text { color: #9225b5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9225b5; }

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 #9225b5 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #9225b5 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 #9225b5 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 #9225b5 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 #9225b5 is computed, not guessed. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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.