Dark orchid

#9d3bd9

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 277 degrees. 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 #9d3bd9, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#9d3bd9

RGB157, 59, 217

HSL277, 68%, 54%

HSV277, 73%, 85%

CMYK28%, 73%, 0%, 15%

Lab46.05, 65.21, -63.23

XYZ27.99, 15.31, 67.12

Decimal10304473

Web safe#9933cc

Pantone2665 C

Shades of dark orchid

#9229d3 #8425be #7621aa #671d95 #591980 #4b156c #3d1157 #2e0d43 #20092e #12051a

Tints of dark orchid

#a64ddd #af5fe0 #b871e4 #c183e7 #ca96eb #d3a8ee #dcbaf2 #e5ccf5 #eedef9 #f8f0fc

Colors that go with dark orchid

Complementary#77d93b Analogous#4e3bd9 Analogous#d93bc6 Triadic#d99d3b Triadic#3bd99d Split complementary#c6d93b Split complementary#3bd94e

Dark orchid in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 28, 73, 0, 15.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #9d3bd9 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

28 73 0 15

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

30 71 4 21

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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Dark orchid in css

Copy #9d3bd9 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #9d3bd9; }
.text { color: #9d3bd9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9d3bd9; }

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 #9d3bd9 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #9d3bd9 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Dark orchid on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #9d3bd9 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 thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn dark orchid into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #9d3bd9 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

The figures for #9d3bd9 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.