Dark orchid

#a72bda

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

Dark orchid is a mid purple with a confident cast. 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 #a72bda, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#a72bda
RGB167, 43, 218
HSL283, 70%, 51%
HSV283, 80%, 85%
CMYK23%, 80%, 0%, 15%
Lab45.64, 72.66, -64.4
XYZ29.46, 15.01, 67.67
Decimal10955738
Web safe#9933cc
Pantone2582 C
Pantone2582 CHex#a72bdaRgb167 43 218Cmyk23 80 0 15Lab46 73 -64Darker#4c1265Deep#7b1ca1Lighter#be6ede

Shades of dark orchid

Tints of dark orchid

Colors that go with dark orchid

Dark orchid in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 23, 80, 0, 15.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #a72bda on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
23 80 0 15
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
25 78 4 21
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 #a72bda straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #a72bda; }
.text { color: #a72bda; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a72bda; }

How dark orchid looks on light and dark

Dark orchid and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #a72bda against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
5.25:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
4.00:1
AA fail · AA large pass · AAA fail

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #a72bda 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 #a72bda 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 #a72bda 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.

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How we calculate these values

Here is how the numbers for #a72bda are worked out. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.