Dark orchid

#a643c2

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

This is Dark orchid, a soft purple at 287 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 #a643c2, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#a643c2

RGB166, 67, 194

HSL287, 51%, 51%

HSV287, 65%, 76%

CMYK14%, 65%, 0%, 24%

Lab47.0, 59.05, -48.4

XYZ27.47, 16.02, 52.68

Decimal10896322

Web safe#9933cc

Pantone2582 C

Shades of dark orchid

#993ab4 #8a35a2 #7b2f91 #6c297f #5e246e #4f1e5d #40184b #31133a #220d28 #140717

Tints of dark orchid

#ae54c8 #b766cd #bf77d3 #c789d9 #cf9ade #d8ace4 #e0bdea #e8cfef #f0e0f5 #f9f2fb

Colors that go with dark orchid

Complementary#5fc243 Analogous#6743c2 Analogous#c2439e Triadic#c2a643 Triadic#43c2a6 Split complementary#9ec243 Split complementary#43c267

Dark orchid in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 14, 65, 0, 24.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #a643c2 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

14 65 0 24

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

17 64 4 30

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 #a643c2 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #a643c2; }
.text { color: #a643c2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a643c2; }

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 #a643c2 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #a643c2 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 #a643c2 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 #a643c2 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 #a643c2 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.