Dark orchid

#a241be

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 soft. 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 #a241be, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#a241be
RGB162, 65, 190
HSL287, 49%, 50%
HSV287, 66%, 75%
CMYK15%, 66%, 0%, 25%
Lab45.88, 58.21, -47.89
XYZ26.08, 15.18, 50.27
Decimal10633662
Web safe#9933cc
Pantone2582 C
Pantone2582 CHex#a241beRgb162 65 190Cmyk15 66 0 25Lab46 58 -48Darker#471d54Deep#752f89Lighter#ba7bcc

Shades of dark orchid

Tints of dark orchid

Colors that go with dark orchid

Dark orchid in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 15, 66, 0, 25.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #a241be on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
15 66 0 25
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
18 65 4 31
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 #a241be straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #a241be; }
.text { color: #a241be; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a241be; }

How dark orchid looks on light and dark

Dark orchid and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #a241be against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
5.20:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
4.04:1
AA fail · AA large pass · AAA fail

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #a241be 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 #a241be sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Your nameFounderhello@brand.comBusiness 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 #a241be and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

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 #a241be 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 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.