Dark orchid

#9d2fdb

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

Dark orchid is a mid purple with a balanced cast. A mid purple this rich reads creative and a little premium. Yellow greens across the wheel wake it up and soft greys let it stay refined.

Dark orchid color values

Every conversion for #9d2fdb, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#9d2fdb
RGB157, 47, 219
HSL278, 70%, 52%
HSV278, 79%, 86%
CMYK28%, 79%, 0%, 14%
Lab44.68, 69.97, -66.6
XYZ27.71, 14.32, 68.32
Decimal10301403
Web safe#9933cc
Pantone2665 C
Pantone2665 CHex#9d2fdbRgb157 47 219Cmyk28 79 0 14Lab45 70 -67Darker#4a1269Deep#741da6Lighter#b872df

Shades of dark orchid

Tints of dark orchid

Colors that go with dark orchid

Dark orchid in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 28, 79, 0, 14.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #9d2fdb on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
28 79 0 14
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
30 77 4 20
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 #9d2fdb straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #9d2fdb; }
.text { color: #9d2fdb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9d2fdb; }

How dark orchid looks on light and dark

Dark orchid and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #9d2fdb against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
5.44:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
3.86:1
AA fail · AA large pass · AAA fail

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #9d2fdb 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 #9d2fdb 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 #9d2fdb 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

The figures for #9d2fdb come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.