Dark orchid

#a239ab

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

Dark orchid sits in the pink band, mid and soft. 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 #a239ab, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#a239ab

RGB162, 57, 171

HSL295, 50%, 45%

HSV295, 67%, 67%

CMYK5%, 67%, 0%, 33%

Lab43.58, 57.97, -40.39

XYZ23.71, 13.55, 39.89

Decimal10631595

Web safe#993399

Pantone253 C

Shades of dark orchid

#94349c #862f8d #782a7f #6a2570 #5c2061 #4e1b52 #401643 #321235 #240d26 #160817

Tints of dark orchid

#b540bf #bd53c6 #c467cc #cc7bd3 #d48fda #dba2e0 #e3b6e7 #ebcaed #f2def4 #faf2fb

Colors that go with dark orchid

Complementary#42ab39 Analogous#6939ab Analogous#ab397b Triadic#aba239 Triadic#39aba2 Split complementary#7bab39 Split complementary#39ab69

Dark orchid in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 5, 67, 0, 33.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #a239ab on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

5 67 0 33

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

9 66 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 #a239ab straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #a239ab; }
.text { color: #a239ab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a239ab; }

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 #a239ab against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #a239ab 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 #a239ab 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 #a239ab 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

The figures for #a239ab come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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.