Dark orchid

#aa2fac

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

Dark orchid is a deep pink, rich and easy to pair. Pinks like this read soft and contemporary. It works with sage and olive for balance, or with cream for a gentle palette.

Dark orchid color values

Every conversion for #aa2fac, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#aa2fac

RGB170, 47, 172

HSL299, 57%, 43%

HSV299, 73%, 67%

CMYK1%, 73%, 0%, 33%

Lab43.59, 63.67, -40.88

XYZ25.04, 13.56, 40.33

Decimal11153324

Web safe#993399

Pantone253 C

Shades of dark orchid

#9b2b9d #8d278e #7e2380 #701f71 #611b62 #521753 #441344 #350f36 #260b27 #180718

Tints of dark orchid

#bf35c1 #ca45cc #d05bd2 #d670d8 #dc86de #e39be4 #e9b1ea #efc6ef #f5dcf5 #fbf1fb

Colors that go with dark orchid

Complementary#31ac2f Analogous#6b2fac Analogous#ac2f6f Triadic#acaa2f Triadic#2facaa Split complementary#6fac2f Split complementary#2fac6c

Dark orchid in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 1, 73, 0, 33.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #aa2fac on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

1 73 0 33

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

5 71 4 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 #aa2fac straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #aa2fac; }
.text { color: #aa2fac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aa2fac; }

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 #aa2fac against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #aa2fac 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 #aa2fac 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 #aa2fac 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 #aa2fac come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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.