Dark orchid

#a540a2

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

Dark orchid is a mid pink, grounded and easy to pair. Pinks like this read soft and contemporary. It works with sage and olive for balance, or with cream for a gentle palette.

Dark orchid color values

Every conversion for #a540a2, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#a540a2
RGB165, 64, 162
HSL302, 44%, 45%
HSV302, 61%, 65%
CMYK0%, 61%, 2%, 35%
Lab44.62, 54.15, -33.36
XYZ23.87, 14.27, 35.68
Decimal10829986
Web safe#993399
Pantone2583 C
Pantone2583 CHex#a540a2Rgb165 64 162Cmyk0 61 2 35Lab45 54 -33Darker#3e183dDeep#722c6fLighter#c06dbd

Shades of dark orchid

Tints of dark orchid

Colors that go with dark orchid

Dark orchid in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 0, 61, 2, 35.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #a540a2 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 61 2 35
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 60 6 41
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 read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Dark orchid in css

Copy #a540a2 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #a540a2; }
.text { color: #a540a2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a540a2; }

How dark orchid looks on light and dark

Dark orchid and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #a540a2 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
5.45:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
3.85:1
AA fail · AA large pass · AAA fail

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #a540a2 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 #a540a2 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 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 #a540a2 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 #a540a2 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.