Dark orchid

Dark orchid color values

Every conversion for #a42ece, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Shades of dark orchid

Tints of dark orchid

Colors that go with dark orchid

Dark orchid in print

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #a42ece on both.

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 #a42ece straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #a42ece; }
.text { color: #a42ece; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a42ece; }

How dark orchid looks on light and dark

Dark orchid and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #a42ece against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #a42ece 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 #a42ece sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

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 #a42ece and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

How we calculate these values