Dark orchid

#a33aef

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

Dark orchid is a mid purple with a balanced cast. 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 #a33aef, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#a33aef

RGB163, 58, 239

HSL275, 85%, 58%

HSV275, 76%, 94%

CMYK32%, 76%, 0%, 6%

Lab48.32, 71.32, -72.0

XYZ32.2, 17.04, 83.25

Decimal10697455

Web safe#9933ff

Pantone2665 C

Shades of dark orchid

#9721ed #8a12e1 #7b10c9 #6c0eb0 #5d0c97 #4e0a7f #3f0866 #30064e #210435 #11021c

Tints of dark orchid

#ab4cf0 #b45ef2 #bc70f3 #c582f5 #cd94f6 #d6a6f8 #deb8f9 #e6cafb #efdcfc #f7eefe

Colors that go with dark orchid

Complementary#86ef3a Analogous#493aef Analogous#ef3ae0 Triadic#efa33a Triadic#3aefa3 Split complementary#e1ef3a Split complementary#3aef48

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 32, 76, 0, 6.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #a33aef on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

32 76 0 6

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

33 74 4 12

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 #a33aef straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #a33aef; }
.text { color: #a33aef; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a33aef; }

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 #a33aef against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #a33aef 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 #a33aef 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 #a33aef 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 #a33aef come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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.