Dark orchid

#a446df

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

This is Dark orchid, a strong purple at 277 degrees. 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 #a446df, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#a446df

RGB164, 70, 223

HSL277, 71%, 57%

HSV277, 69%, 87%

CMYK26%, 69%, 0%, 13%

Lab49.01, 63.3, -61.82

XYZ30.82, 17.6, 71.58

Decimal10766047

Web safe#9933cc

Pantone2665 C

Shades of dark orchid

#9930db #8c23cd #7c20b7 #6d1ca0 #5e188a #4f1474 #3f105d #300c47 #210830 #12051a

Tints of dark orchid

#ac57e2 #b568e5 #bd79e8 #c58aeb #ce9bee #d6acf1 #debdf4 #e7cef6 #efdff9 #f8f0fc

Colors that go with dark orchid

Complementary#81df46 Analogous#5746df Analogous#df46ce Triadic#dfa446 Triadic#46dfa4 Split complementary#cedf46 Split complementary#46df57

Dark orchid in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 26, 69, 0, 13.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #a446df on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

26 69 0 13

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

28 67 4 19

The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color converts to cmyk comfortably and should hold on press.

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 #a446df straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #a446df; }
.text { color: #a446df; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a446df; }

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 #a446df against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #a446df 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 #a446df 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 #a446df 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 #a446df are worked out. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.