Dark orchid

#9530d1

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 278 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 #9530d1, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#9530d1

RGB149, 48, 209

HSL278, 64%, 50%

HSV278, 77%, 82%

CMYK29%, 77%, 0%, 18%

Lab42.92, 66.21, -63.76

XYZ24.96, 13.11, 61.54

Decimal9777361

Web safe#9933cc

Pantone2665 C

Shades of dark orchid

#882bc0 #7b26ad #6e229b #611e88 #541a76 #461663 #391251 #2c0e3e #1f0a2c #120619

Tints of dark orchid

#9f43d5 #a956da #b36ade #bc7de2 #c690e6 #d0a3eb #dab7ef #e4caf3 #eeddf7 #f8f0fc

Colors that go with dark orchid

Complementary#6cd130 Analogous#4530d1 Analogous#d130bc Triadic#d19530 Triadic#30d195 Split complementary#bdd130 Split complementary#30d145

Dark orchid in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 29, 77, 0, 18.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #9530d1 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

29 77 0 18

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

31 75 4 24

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 #9530d1 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #9530d1; }
.text { color: #9530d1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9530d1; }

How dark orchid looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

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Dark orchid and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #9530d1 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #9530d1 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 #9530d1 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 #9530d1 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

Here is how the numbers for #9530d1 are worked out. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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.