Dark orchid

#a73ec8

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 286 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 #a73ec8, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#a73ec8

RGB167, 62, 200

HSL286, 56%, 51%

HSV286, 69%, 78%

CMYK16%, 69%, 0%, 22%

Lab46.75, 62.54, -52.26

XYZ28.08, 15.83, 56.22

Decimal10960584

Web safe#9933cc

Pantone2582 C

Shades of dark orchid

#9a35ba #8b30a8 #7c2b96 #6d2684 #5e2072 #4f1b60 #41164e #32113c #230c2a #140718

Tints of dark orchid

#af50cd #b762d2 #bf74d7 #c886dc #d098e2 #d8a9e7 #e0bbec #e8cdf1 #f0dff6 #f9f1fb

Colors that go with dark orchid

Complementary#5fc83e Analogous#623ec8 Analogous#c83ea4 Triadic#c8a73e Triadic#3ec8a7 Split complementary#a4c83e Split complementary#3ec862

Dark orchid in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 16, 69, 0, 22.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #a73ec8 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

16 69 0 22

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

19 67 4 28

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 #a73ec8 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #a73ec8; }
.text { color: #a73ec8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a73ec8; }

How dark orchid looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

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Dark orchid and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #a73ec8 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #a73ec8 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 #a73ec8 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 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 #a73ec8 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

Every value on this page for #a73ec8 is computed, not guessed. 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.