Dark orchid

#a83fdb

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 280 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 #a83fdb, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#a83fdb
RGB168, 63, 219
HSL280, 68%, 55%
HSV280, 71%, 86%
CMYK23%, 71%, 0%, 14%
Lab48.25, 66.15, -60.74
XYZ30.71, 16.99, 68.68
Decimal11026395
Web safe#9933cc
Pantone2582 C
Pantone2582 CHex#a83fdbRgb168 63 219Cmyk23 71 0 14Lab48 66 -61Darker#561675Deep#8221b1Lighter#c180e1

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, 71, 0, 14.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #a83fdb on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
23 71 0 14
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
25 69 4 20
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 #a83fdb straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #a83fdb; }
.text { color: #a83fdb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a83fdb; }

How dark orchid looks on light and dark

Dark orchid and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #a83fdb against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
4.77:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
4.40:1
AA fail · AA large pass · AAA fail

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #a83fdb 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 #a83fdb 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 #a83fdb 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.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

Here is how the numbers for #a83fdb 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.