Dark orchid

#9650cf

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 273 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 #9650cf, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#9650cf
RGB150, 80, 207
HSL273, 57%, 56%
HSV273, 61%, 81%
CMYK28%, 61%, 0%, 19%
Lab47.91, 52.01, -54.55
XYZ26.71, 16.73, 60.85
Decimal9851087
Web safe#9966cc
Pantone2665 C
Pantone2665 CHex#9650cfRgb150 80 207Cmyk28 61 0 19Lab48 52 -55Darker#4c1f71Deep#722ea9Lighter#b78cda

Shades of dark orchid

Tints of dark orchid

Colors that go with dark orchid

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 28, 61, 0, 19.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #9650cf on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
28 61 0 19
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
30 60 4 25
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 #9650cf straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #9650cf; }
.text { color: #9650cf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9650cf; }

How dark orchid looks on light and dark

Dark orchid and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #9650cf against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
4.83:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
4.35:1
AA fail · AA large pass · AAA fail

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #9650cf 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 #9650cf sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Your nameFounderhello@brand.comBusiness 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 #9650cf and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

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 #9650cf 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.