Dark orchid

#a646cf

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

Dark orchid falls in the purple range, mid and strong. 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 #a646cf, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#a646cf

RGB166, 70, 207

HSL282, 59%, 54%

HSV282, 66%, 81%

CMYK20%, 66%, 0%, 19%

Lab48.25, 60.36, -53.89

XYZ29.18, 16.99, 60.77

Decimal10897103

Web safe#9933cc

Pantone2582 C

Shades of dark orchid

#9c34c8 #8d2fb5 #7e2aa1 #6e258e #5f207a #501b67 #411653 #31103f #220b2c #130618

Tints of dark orchid

#ae57d3 #b668d8 #bf79dc #c78ae1 #cf9be5 #d7acea #e0beee #e8cff2 #f0e0f7 #f8f1fb

Colors that go with dark orchid

Complementary#6fcf46 Analogous#6246cf Analogous#cf46b3 Triadic#cfa646 Triadic#46cfa6 Split complementary#b4cf46 Split complementary#46cf62

Dark orchid in print

The cmyk build is well inside gamut, so what you see on screen is close to what prints. The cmyk build is 20, 66, 0, 19.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #a646cf on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

20 66 0 19

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

22 65 4 25

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 #a646cf straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #a646cf; }
.text { color: #a646cf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a646cf; }

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 #a646cf against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #a646cf 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 #a646cf 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 #a646cf 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 #a646cf are worked out. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. The coated and uncoated cmyk builds differ because uncoated stock absorbs more ink and gains dot, so the same color needs a heavier, slightly duller build on press. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.