Dark orchid

#aa14d2

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

This is Dark orchid, a vivid purple at 287 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 #aa14d2, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#aa14d2

RGB170, 20, 210

HSL287, 83%, 45%

HSV287, 90%, 82%

CMYK19%, 90%, 0%, 18%

Lab43.8, 76.75, -62.77

XYZ28.46, 13.7, 62.12

Decimal11146450

Web safe#9900cc

Pantone2582 C

Shades of dark orchid

#9b12c0 #8d11ae #7e0f9b #6f0d89 #600b77 #520a65 #430853 #340640 #25042e #17031c

Tints of dark orchid

#bd17e9 #c42feb #ca47ed #d15ff0 #d877f2 #df8ff4 #e6a7f7 #edbff9 #f4d7fb #faeffd

Colors that go with dark orchid

Complementary#3cd214 Analogous#4b14d2 Analogous#d2149b Triadic#d2aa14 Triadic#14d2aa Split complementary#9bd214 Split complementary#14d24b

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 19, 90, 0, 18.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #aa14d2 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

19 90 0 18

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

21 87 4 24

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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Dark orchid in css

Copy #aa14d2 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #aa14d2; }
.text { color: #aa14d2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aa14d2; }

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 #aa14d2 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #aa14d2 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Dark orchid on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #aa14d2 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 thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn dark orchid into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #aa14d2 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 #aa14d2 is computed, not guessed. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.