Dark orchid

#a131e6

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

Dark orchid falls in the purple range, mid and strong. 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 #a131e6, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#a131e6

RGB161, 49, 230

HSL277, 78%, 55%

HSV277, 79%, 90%

CMYK30%, 79%, 0%, 10%

Lab46.29, 72.22, -70.22

XYZ30.08, 15.49, 76.27

Decimal10564070

Web safe#9933ff

Pantone2665 C

Shades of dark orchid

#971ce3 #8819cd #7916b6 #6b13a0 #5c118a #4d0e74 #3e0b5e #300948 #210631 #12031b

Tints of dark orchid

#aa44e8 #b257eb #bb6aed #c47def #cc90f2 #d5a3f4 #deb6f6 #e6c9f8 #efdcfb #f8effd

Colors that go with dark orchid

Complementary#76e631 Analogous#4731e6 Analogous#e631d0 Triadic#e6a131 Triadic#31e6a1 Split complementary#d0e631 Split complementary#31e647

Dark orchid in print

It is saturated enough that the cmyk build can shift slightly from screen to press, so proof it. The cmyk build is 30, 79, 0, 10.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #a131e6 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

30 79 0 10

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

32 77 4 16

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 read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Dark orchid in css

Copy #a131e6 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #a131e6; }
.text { color: #a131e6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a131e6; }

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 #a131e6 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #a131e6 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 #a131e6 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 #a131e6 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

Every value on this page for #a131e6 is computed, not guessed. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. The uncoated cmyk build carries more ink than the coated one, which is what a printer would compensate for when the same color runs on a rougher stock. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.