Dark orchid

#a130e8

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. Pair it with warm yellows for contrast, or with charcoal for a moody scheme.

Dark orchid color values

Every conversion for #a130e8, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#a130e8

RGB161, 48, 232

HSL277, 80%, 55%

HSV277, 79%, 91%

CMYK31%, 79%, 0%, 9%

Lab46.33, 72.96, -71.28

XYZ30.32, 15.52, 77.74

Decimal10563816

Web safe#9933ff

Pantone2665 C

Shades of dark orchid

#971ae6 #8817cf #7915b9 #6b12a2 #5c108c #4d0d75 #3e0b5f #300848 #210632 #12031c

Tints of dark orchid

#aa43ea #b256ec #bb69ee #c47cf0 #cc8ff3 #d5a3f5 #deb6f7 #e6c9f9 #efdcfb #f8effd

Colors that go with dark orchid

Complementary#77e830 Analogous#4530e8 Analogous#e830d3 Triadic#e8a130 Triadic#30e8a1 Split complementary#d3e830 Split complementary#30e845

Dark orchid in print

The saturation is high, which is where rgb and cmyk drift apart, so a printed proof is worth it. The cmyk build is 31, 79, 0, 9.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #a130e8 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

31 79 0 9

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

33 77 4 15

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

Dark orchid in css

Copy #a130e8 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #a130e8; }
.text { color: #a130e8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a130e8; }

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 #a130e8 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #a130e8 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 #a130e8 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 #a130e8 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 #a130e8 are worked out. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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.