Dark orchid

#aa2fa5

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 pink at 302 degrees. 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 #aa2fa5, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#aa2fa5

RGB170, 47, 165

HSL302, 57%, 43%

HSV302, 72%, 67%

CMYK0%, 72%, 3%, 33%

Lab43.21, 62.52, -37.33

XYZ24.39, 13.3, 36.88

Decimal11153317

Web safe#993399

Pantone253 C

Shades of dark orchid

#9b2b97 #8d2789 #7e237a #701f6c #611b5e #521750 #441342 #350f34 #270b25 #180717

Tints of dark orchid

#c035ba #cb45c6 #d15acd #d770d3 #dd85da #e39be0 #e9b0e7 #efc6ee #f5dbf4 #fbf1fb

Colors that go with dark orchid

Complementary#2faa34 Analogous#722faa Analogous#aa2f67 Triadic#a5aa2f Triadic#2fa5aa Split complementary#68aa2f Split complementary#2faa72

Dark orchid in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 0, 72, 3, 33.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #aa2fa5 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 72 3 33

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 70 7 39

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 #aa2fa5 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #aa2fa5; }
.text { color: #aa2fa5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aa2fa5; }

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 #aa2fa5 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #aa2fa5 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 #aa2fa5 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 #aa2fa5 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

The figures for #aa2fa5 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. 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.