Dark orchid

#ac02cf

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, weighty and easy to pair. 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 #ac02cf, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#ac02cf
RGB172, 2, 207
HSL290, 98%, 41%
HSV290, 99%, 81%
CMYK17%, 99%, 0%, 19%
Lab43.24, 78.52, -61.93
XYZ28.3, 13.32, 60.11
Decimal11272911
Web safe#9900cc
Pantone253 C
Pantone253 CHex#ac02cfRgb172 2 207Cmyk17 99 0 19Lab43 79 -62Darker#360142Deep#710188Lighter#cf27f2

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 17, 99, 0, 19.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #ac02cf on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
17 99 0 19
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
20 95 4 25
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 #ac02cf straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #ac02cf; }
.text { color: #ac02cf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ac02cf; }

How dark orchid looks on light and dark

Dark orchid and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #ac02cf against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
5.73:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
3.66:1
AA fail · AA large pass · AAA fail

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #ac02cf 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 #ac02cf 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 #ac02cf 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

The figures for #ac02cf come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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.