Dark orchid

#ab00db

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

Dark orchid falls in the purple range, deep and vivid. Deep purples like this carry luxury and craft. Pair it with warm yellows for contrast, or with charcoal for a moody scheme.

Dark orchid color values

Every conversion for #ab00db, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#ab00db
RGB171, 0, 219
HSL287, 100%, 43%
HSV287, 100%, 86%
CMYK22%, 100%, 0%, 14%
Lab43.9, 80.63, -67.77
XYZ29.58, 13.77, 68.12
Decimal11206875
Web safe#9900cc
Pantone2582 C
Pantone2582 CHex#ab00dbRgb171 0 219Cmyk22 100 0 14Lab44 81 -68Darker#3b004cDeep#730094Lighter#c92ef4

Shades of dark orchid

Tints of dark orchid

Colors that go with dark orchid

Dark orchid in print

The saturation is high, which is where rgb and cmyk drift apart, so a printed proof is worth it. The cmyk build is 22, 100, 0, 14.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #ab00db on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
22 100 0 14
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
24 96 4 20
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 #ab00db straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #ab00db; }
.text { color: #ab00db; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ab00db; }

How dark orchid looks on light and dark

Dark orchid and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #ab00db against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
5.59:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
3.75:1
AA fail · AA large pass · AAA fail

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #ab00db 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 #ab00db 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 #ab00db 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.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

Every value on this page for #ab00db is computed, not guessed. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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.