Dark orchid

#9847e4

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 271 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 #9847e4, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#9847e4

RGB152, 71, 228

HSL271, 74%, 59%

HSV271, 69%, 89%

CMYK33%, 69%, 0%, 11%

Lab47.99, 61.6, -66.39

XYZ29.21, 16.78, 75.1

Decimal9979876

Web safe#9933cc

Pantone2665 C

Shades of dark orchid

#8b30e1 #7e1fd6 #701cbf #6219a7 #541590 #471278 #390e61 #2b0b49 #1d0732 #10041b

Tints of dark orchid

#a158e6 #ab69e9 #b47aeb #be8aee #c79bf0 #d1acf3 #dabdf5 #e3cef8 #eddffa #f6effd

Colors that go with dark orchid

Complementary#93e447 Analogous#4947e4 Analogous#e447e2 Triadic#e49847 Triadic#47e498 Split complementary#e2e447 Split complementary#47e44a

Dark orchid in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 33, 69, 0, 11.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #9847e4 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

33 69 0 11

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

34 67 4 17

The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color is saturated enough to sit near the edge of cmyk gamut, so expect a small drop in punch on paper and proof it before a long run.

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 #9847e4 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #9847e4; }
.text { color: #9847e4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9847e4; }

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 #9847e4 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #9847e4 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 #9847e4 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 #9847e4 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 #9847e4 are worked out. 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.