Dark orchid

#a229cd

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. Yellow greens across the wheel wake it up and soft greys let it stay refined.

Dark orchid color values

Every conversion for #a229cd, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#a229cd

RGB162, 41, 205

HSL284, 67%, 48%

HSV284, 80%, 80%

CMYK21%, 80%, 0%, 20%

Lab43.76, 69.91, -60.0

XYZ26.71, 13.68, 58.99

Decimal10627533

Web safe#9933cc

Pantone2582 C

Shades of dark orchid

#9425bb #8622a9 #771e97 #691b85 #5b1773 #4d1361 #3f104f #310c3d #22092b #14051a

Tints of dark orchid

#ad38d7 #b64cdb #be61df #c675e3 #cf8ae8 #d79eec #e0b3f0 #e8c7f4 #f0dcf8 #f9f0fc

Colors that go with dark orchid

Complementary#54cd29 Analogous#5029cd Analogous#cd29a6 Triadic#cda229 Triadic#29cda2 Split complementary#a6cd29 Split complementary#29cd50

Dark orchid in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 21, 80, 0, 20.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #a229cd on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

21 80 0 20

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

23 78 4 26

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 #a229cd straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #a229cd; }
.text { color: #a229cd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a229cd; }

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 #a229cd against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #a229cd 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 #a229cd 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 #a229cd 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 #a229cd are worked out. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. Two cmyk builds are shown because coated and uncoated papers behave differently, uncoated soaks up ink and needs more of it to hit the same target. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.