Dark orchid

#ab13cb

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

Dark orchid sits in the pink band, deep and vivid. 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 #ab13cb, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#ab13cb

RGB171, 19, 203

HSL290, 83%, 44%

HSV290, 91%, 80%

CMYK16%, 91%, 0%, 20%

Lab43.41, 75.84, -59.34

XYZ27.81, 13.44, 57.63

Decimal11211723

Web safe#9900cc

Pantone253 C

Shades of dark orchid

#9c11b9 #8e10a8 #7f0e96 #700c85 #610b73 #530962 #440850 #35063f #26042d #18031c

Tints of dark orchid

#c015e4 #c929eb #cf42ed #d65af0 #dc73f2 #e28cf4 #e8a5f7 #eebdf9 #f5d6fb #fbeffd

Colors that go with dark orchid

Complementary#33cb13 Analogous#4f13cb Analogous#cb138f Triadic#cbab13 Triadic#13cbab Split complementary#8fcb13 Split complementary#13cb4f

Dark orchid in print

It is saturated enough that the cmyk build can shift slightly from screen to press, so proof it. The cmyk build is 16, 91, 0, 20.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #ab13cb on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

16 91 0 20

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

19 88 4 26

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 #ab13cb straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #ab13cb; }
.text { color: #ab13cb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ab13cb; }

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 #ab13cb against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #ab13cb 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 #ab13cb 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 #ab13cb 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 #ab13cb 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.