Dark orchid

#a830da

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 grounded cast. 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 #a830da, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#a830da

RGB168, 48, 218

HSL282, 70%, 52%

HSV282, 78%, 85%

CMYK23%, 78%, 0%, 15%

Lab46.31, 71.31, -63.31

XYZ29.86, 15.5, 67.75

Decimal11022554

Web safe#9933cc

Pantone2582 C

Shades of dark orchid

#9c25ce #8d21ba #7e1ea6 #6f1a92 #5f167e #50136a #410f56 #320c42 #23082e #14051a

Tints of dark orchid

#b043dd #b856e1 #c06ae4 #c87de8 #d090eb #d8a3ef #e0b6f2 #e9c9f5 #f1ddf9 #f9f0fc

Colors that go with dark orchid

Complementary#62da30 Analogous#5330da Analogous#da30b7 Triadic#daa830 Triadic#30daa8 Split complementary#b7da30 Split complementary#30da53

Dark orchid in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 23, 78, 0, 15.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #a830da on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

23 78 0 15

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

25 76 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 #a830da straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #a830da; }
.text { color: #a830da; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a830da; }

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 #a830da against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #a830da 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 #a830da 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 #a830da 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 #a830da are worked out. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.