Dark orchid

#aa12bc

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

Dark orchid sits in the pink band, deep and vivid. Pinks like this read soft and contemporary. Deep greens and teals opposite it give contrast and warm neutrals keep it soft.

Dark orchid color values

Every conversion for #aa12bc, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#aa12bc

RGB170, 18, 188

HSL294, 83%, 40%

HSV294, 90%, 74%

CMYK10%, 90%, 0%, 26%

Lab42.17, 73.31, -52.6

XYZ25.87, 12.61, 48.65

Decimal11145916

Web safe#9900cc

Pantone253 C

Shades of dark orchid

#9c10ac #8d0f9c #7f0d8c #700c7c #620a6c #53095c #45074c #36063c #28042c #19031c

Tints of dark orchid

#c215d6 #d41ee9 #d938ec #de52ee #e36cf1 #e886f3 #eda0f6 #f2baf8 #f7d5fb #fceffd

Colors that go with dark orchid

Complementary#24bc12 Analogous#5512bc Analogous#bc1279 Triadic#bcaa12 Triadic#12bcaa Split complementary#79bc12 Split complementary#12bc55

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 10, 90, 0, 26.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #aa12bc on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

10 90 0 26

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

13 87 4 32

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 #aa12bc straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #aa12bc; }
.text { color: #aa12bc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aa12bc; }

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 #aa12bc against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #aa12bc 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 #aa12bc 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 #aa12bc 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 #aa12bc are worked out. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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.