Dark orchid

#a910ec

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 vivid. 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 #a910ec, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#a910ec
RGB169, 16, 236
HSL282, 87%, 49%
HSV282, 93%, 93%
CMYK28%, 93%, 0%, 7%
Lab45.44, 81.85, -74.95
XYZ31.69, 14.86, 80.56
Decimal11079916
Web safe#9900ff
Pantone2665 C
Pantone2665 CHex#a910ecRgb169 16 236Cmyk28 93 0 7Lab45 82 -75Darker#490766Deep#790ba9Lighter#be58eb

Shades of dark orchid

Tints of dark orchid

Colors that go with dark orchid

Dark orchid in print

A color this vivid sometimes sits just outside cmyk gamut, so expect a small dip in punch on paper. The cmyk build is 28, 93, 0, 7.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #a910ec on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
28 93 0 7
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
30 90 4 13
The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color is saturated enough to sit near the edge of cmyk gamut, so expect a small drop in punch on paper and proof it before a long run.

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 #a910ec straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #a910ec; }
.text { color: #a910ec; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a910ec; }

How dark orchid looks on light and dark

Dark orchid and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #a910ec against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
5.29:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
3.97:1
AA fail · AA large pass · AAA fail

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #a910ec 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 #a910ec 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 #a910ec 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 #a910ec are worked out. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. Two cmyk builds are shown because coated and uncoated papers behave differently, uncoated soaks up ink and needs more of it to hit the same target. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.