Dark orchid

#a337e5

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. Pair it with warm yellows for contrast, or with charcoal for a moody scheme.

Dark orchid color values

Every conversion for #a337e5, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#a337e5

RGB163, 55, 229

HSL277, 77%, 56%

HSV277, 76%, 90%

CMYK29%, 76%, 0%, 10%

Lab47.2, 70.3, -68.16

XYZ30.61, 16.18, 75.64

Decimal10696677

Web safe#9933cc

Pantone2665 C

Shades of dark orchid

#9921e2 #8a1bce #7b18b8 #6c15a2 #5d128b #4e0f75 #3f0c5e #300948 #210632 #12041b

Tints of dark orchid

#ab49e7 #b45cea #bc6eec #c581ef #cd93f1 #d6a6f3 #deb8f6 #e7caf8 #efddfb #f8effd

Colors that go with dark orchid

Complementary#79e537 Analogous#4c37e5 Analogous#e537d0 Triadic#e5a337 Triadic#37e5a3 Split complementary#d0e537 Split complementary#37e54c

Dark orchid in print

It is saturated enough that the cmyk build can shift slightly from screen to press, so proof it. The cmyk build is 29, 76, 0, 10.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #a337e5 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

29 76 0 10

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

31 74 4 16

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 read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Dark orchid in css

Copy #a337e5 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #a337e5; }
.text { color: #a337e5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a337e5; }

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 #a337e5 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #a337e5 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 #a337e5 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 #a337e5 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 #a337e5 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.