Dark orchid

#a33bee

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 vivid. 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 #a33bee, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#a33bee
RGB163, 59, 238
HSL275, 84%, 58%
HSV275, 75%, 93%
CMYK32%, 75%, 0%, 7%
Lab48.37, 70.74, -71.34
XYZ32.1, 17.09, 82.5
Decimal10697710
Web safe#9933ff
Pantone2665 C
Pantone2665 CHex#a33beeRgb163 59 238Cmyk32 75 0 7Lab48 71 -71Darker#580c8eDeep#8012d0Lighter#c183ee

Shades of dark orchid

Tints of dark orchid

Colors that go with dark orchid

Dark orchid in print

A color this vivid sometimes sits just outside cmyk gamut, so expect a small dip in punch on paper. The cmyk build is 32, 75, 0, 7.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #a33bee on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
32 75 0 7
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
33 73 4 13
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 #a33bee straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #a33bee; }
.text { color: #a33bee; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a33bee; }

How dark orchid looks on light and dark

Dark orchid and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #a33bee against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
4.75:1
AApass · AA largepass · AAAfail
Textblack text on this color
4.42:1
AAfail · AA largepass · AAAfail

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #a33bee 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 #a33bee 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 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 #a33bee 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 #a33bee 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. 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. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.