Dark orchid

#a543ea

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

This is Dark orchid, a vivid purple at 275 degrees. 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 #a543ea, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#a543ea

RGB165, 67, 234

HSL275, 80%, 59%

HSV275, 71%, 92%

CMYK29%, 71%, 0%, 8%

Lab49.44, 67.12, -67.34

XYZ32.38, 17.95, 79.6

Decimal10830826

Web safe#9933ff

Pantone2665 C

Shades of dark orchid

#992be7 #8d19de #7d16c6 #6e13ad #5e1195 #4f0e7d #400b64 #30094c #210634 #11031c

Tints of dark orchid

#ad54ec #b565ee #be77f0 #c688f2 #ce99f4 #d6aaf6 #dfbbf7 #e7cdf9 #efdefb #f7effd

Colors that go with dark orchid

Complementary#88ea43 Analogous#5143ea Analogous#ea43dc Triadic#eaa543 Triadic#43eaa5 Split complementary#dbea43 Split complementary#43ea52

Dark orchid in print

The saturation is high, which is where rgb and cmyk drift apart, so a printed proof is worth it. The cmyk build is 29, 71, 0, 8.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #a543ea on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

29 71 0 8

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

31 69 4 14

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 #a543ea straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #a543ea; }
.text { color: #a543ea; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a543ea; }

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 #a543ea against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #a543ea 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 #a543ea 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 #a543ea 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.

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How we calculate these values

Here is how the numbers for #a543ea are worked out. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.