Dark orchid

#a31baf

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, deep and strong. 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 #a31baf, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#a31baf

RGB163, 27, 175

HSL295, 73%, 40%

HSV295, 85%, 69%

CMYK7%, 85%, 0%, 31%

Lab40.68, 68.32, -47.38

XYZ23.23, 11.67, 41.58

Decimal10689455

Web safe#993399

Pantone2592 C

Shades of dark orchid

#9519a0 #871691 #7a1482 #6c1274 #5e1065 #500d56 #420b47 #340938 #270629 #19041b

Tints of dark orchid

#ba1fc8 #cf26de #d440e1 #da59e5 #e072e9 #e58bed #eba4f1 #f0bdf5 #f6d6f9 #fcf0fd

Colors that go with dark orchid

Complementary#27af1b Analogous#591baf Analogous#af1b71 Triadic#afa31b Triadic#1bafa3 Split complementary#71af1b Split complementary#1baf59

Dark orchid in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 7, 85, 0, 31.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #a31baf on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

7 85 0 31

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

10 82 4 37

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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Dark orchid in css

Copy #a31baf straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #a31baf; }
.text { color: #a31baf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a31baf; }

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 #a31baf against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #a31baf 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 #a31baf 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 #a31baf 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 #a31baf are worked out. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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.