Dark orchid

#a641e4

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 #a641e4, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#a641e4
RGB166, 65, 228
HSL277, 75%, 57%
HSV277, 71%, 89%
CMYK27%, 71%, 0%, 11%
Lab48.87, 66.84, -64.87
XYZ31.62, 17.49, 75.11
Decimal10895844
Web safe#9933cc
Pantone2665 C
Pantone2665 CHex#a641e4Rgb166 65 228Cmyk27 71 0 11Lab49 67 -65Darker#591384Deep#831cc2Lighter#c285e7

Shades of dark orchid

Tints of dark orchid

Colors that go with dark orchid

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 27, 71, 0, 11.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #a641e4 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
27 71 0 11
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
29 69 4 17
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 read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Dark orchid in css

Copy #a641e4 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #a641e4; }
.text { color: #a641e4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a641e4; }

How dark orchid looks on light and dark

Dark orchid and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #a641e4 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
4.67:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
4.50:1
AA fail · AA large pass · AAA fail

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #a641e4 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 #a641e4 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 #a641e4 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

Every value on this page for #a641e4 is computed, not guessed. 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.