Dark orchid

#aa33cb

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

Dark orchid is a mid purple with a balanced cast. 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 #aa33cb, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#aa33cb
RGB170, 51, 203
HSL287, 60%, 50%
HSV287, 75%, 80%
CMYK16%, 75%, 0%, 20%
Lab45.94, 67.83, -55.27
XYZ28.54, 15.23, 57.93
Decimal11154379
Web safe#9933cc
Pantone2582 C
Pantone2582 CHex#aa33cbRgb170 51 203Cmyk16 75 0 20Lab46 68 -55Darker#4a1659Deep#7a2592Lighter#bf71d4

Shades of dark orchid

Tints of dark orchid

Colors that go with dark orchid

Dark orchid in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 16, 75, 0, 20.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #aa33cb on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
16 75 0 20
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
19 73 4 26
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 #aa33cb straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #aa33cb; }
.text { color: #aa33cb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aa33cb; }

How dark orchid looks on light and dark

Dark orchid and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #aa33cb against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
5.19:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
4.05:1
AA fail · AA large pass · AAA fail

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #aa33cb 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 #aa33cb 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 #aa33cb 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.

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How we calculate these values

The figures for #aa33cb 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.