Dark orchid

#ac33dc

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

This is Dark orchid, a strong purple at 283 degrees. A mid purple this rich reads creative and a little premium. Yellow greens across the wheel wake it up and soft greys let it stay refined.

Dark orchid color values

Every conversion for #ac33dc, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#ac33dc

RGB172, 51, 220

HSL283, 71%, 53%

HSV283, 77%, 86%

CMYK22%, 77%, 0%, 14%

Lab47.37, 71.44, -62.7

XYZ31.12, 16.31, 69.22

Decimal11285468

Web safe#9933cc

Pantone2582 C

Shades of dark orchid

#a124d3 #9221be #821daa #721a95 #621681 #53136c #430f58 #330c43 #24082f #14041a

Tints of dark orchid

#b446df #bb59e2 #c36ce6 #cb7fe9 #d291ec #daa4ef #e2b7f3 #e9caf6 #f1ddf9 #f9f0fc

Colors that go with dark orchid

Complementary#63dc33 Analogous#5733dc Analogous#dc33b8 Triadic#dcac33 Triadic#33dcac Split complementary#b7dc33 Split complementary#33dc58

Dark orchid in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 22, 77, 0, 14.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #ac33dc on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

22 77 0 14

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

24 75 4 20

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 #ac33dc straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #ac33dc; }
.text { color: #ac33dc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ac33dc; }

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 #ac33dc against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #ac33dc 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 #ac33dc 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 #ac33dc 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

Here is how the numbers for #ac33dc are worked out. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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.