Dark orchid

#a033aa

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

Dark orchid is a deep pink, weighty and easy to pair. Pinks like this read soft and contemporary. It works with sage and olive for balance, or with cream for a gentle palette.

Dark orchid color values

Every conversion for #a033aa, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#a033aa

RGB160, 51, 170

HSL295, 54%, 43%

HSV295, 70%, 67%

CMYK6%, 70%, 0%, 33%

Lab42.37, 59.68, -41.73

XYZ22.94, 12.74, 39.28

Decimal10498986

Web safe#993399

Pantone253 C

Shades of dark orchid

#922f9b #842a8d #77267e #69216f #5b1d61 #4d1952 #401443 #321035 #240b26 #160718

Tints of dark orchid

#b439bf #be4ac9 #c65fcf #cd74d5 #d589dc #dc9ee2 #e4b3e8 #ebc8ee #f3dcf5 #faf1fb

Colors that go with dark orchid

Complementary#3daa33 Analogous#6533aa Analogous#aa3378 Triadic#aaa033 Triadic#33aaa0 Split complementary#78aa33 Split complementary#33aa65

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 6, 70, 0, 33.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #a033aa on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

6 70 0 33

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

10 68 4 39

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 #a033aa straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #a033aa; }
.text { color: #a033aa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a033aa; }

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 #a033aa against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #a033aa 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 #a033aa 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 #a033aa 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 #a033aa 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.