Dark orchid

#a146b1

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

This is Dark orchid, a soft pink at 291 degrees. Pinks like this read soft and contemporary. Deep greens and teals opposite it give contrast and warm neutrals keep it soft.

Dark orchid color values

Every conversion for #a146b1, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#a146b1

RGB161, 70, 177

HSL291, 43%, 48%

HSV291, 60%, 69%

CMYK9%, 60%, 0%, 31%

Lab45.81, 53.17, -40.39

XYZ24.82, 15.13, 43.21

Decimal10569393

Web safe#993399

Pantone2582 C

Shades of dark orchid

#9340a1 #853a92 #773482 #692d73 #5a2763 #4c2154 #3e1b44 #301535 #220f25 #140916

Tints of dark orchid

#ac54bb #b566c2 #bd77c9 #c689d0 #ce9ad7 #d7acde #dfbee5 #e8cfec #f0e1f3 #f9f2fa

Colors that go with dark orchid

Complementary#56b146 Analogous#6c46b1 Analogous#b1468b Triadic#b1a146 Triadic#46b1a1 Split complementary#8bb146 Split complementary#46b16c

Dark orchid in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 9, 60, 0, 31.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #a146b1 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

9 60 0 31

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

12 59 4 37

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 #a146b1 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #a146b1; }
.text { color: #a146b1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a146b1; }

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 #a146b1 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #a146b1 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 #a146b1 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 #a146b1 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 #a146b1 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.