Dark orchid

#ab38aa

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, mid and soft. 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 #ab38aa, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#ab38aa

RGB171, 56, 170

HSL301, 51%, 45%

HSV301, 67%, 67%

CMYK0%, 67%, 1%, 33%

Lab44.79, 60.33, -37.8

XYZ25.46, 14.39, 39.47

Decimal11221162

Web safe#993399

Pantone253 C

Shades of dark orchid

#9c339b #8d2e8d #7f297e #70256f #612060 #521b52 #431643 #351134 #260c26 #170817

Tints of dark orchid

#bf3fbe #c652c5 #cd66cc #d37ad3 #da8ed9 #e0a2e0 #e7b6e7 #eecaed #f4def4 #fbf2fb

Colors that go with dark orchid

Complementary#38ab39 Analogous#7238ab Analogous#ab3871 Triadic#aaab38 Triadic#38aaab Split complementary#71ab38 Split complementary#38ab72

Dark orchid in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 0, 67, 1, 33.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #ab38aa on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 67 1 33

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 66 5 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 #ab38aa straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #ab38aa; }
.text { color: #ab38aa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ab38aa; }

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 #ab38aa against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #ab38aa 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 #ab38aa 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 #ab38aa 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

Every value on this page for #ab38aa is computed, not guessed. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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.