Dark orchid

#9d4dae

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 confident cast. 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 #9d4dae, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#9d4dae

RGB157, 77, 174

HSL289, 39%, 49%

HSV289, 56%, 68%

CMYK10%, 56%, 0%, 32%

Lab46.35, 48.13, -37.81

XYZ24.2, 15.53, 41.77

Decimal10309038

Web safe#996699

Pantone2583 C

Shades of dark orchid

#8f469f #813f8f #743980 #663271 #582b62 #4a2452 #3c1e43 #2f1734 #211024 #130915

Tints of dark orchid

#a75cb7 #b06dbe #b97ec6 #c28ecd #cb9fd5 #d4b0dc #ddc0e3 #e6d1eb #efe2f2 #f8f3fa

Colors that go with dark orchid

Complementary#5eae4d Analogous#6d4dae Analogous#ae4d8e Triadic#ae9d4d Triadic#4dae9d Split complementary#8eae4d Split complementary#4dae6d

Dark orchid in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 10, 56, 0, 32.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #9d4dae on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

10 56 0 32

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

13 56 4 38

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 #9d4dae straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #9d4dae; }
.text { color: #9d4dae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9d4dae; }

How dark orchid looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Dark orchid and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #9d4dae against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #9d4dae 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 #9d4dae 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 #9d4dae 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 #9d4dae 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.