Dark orchid

#ac41df

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, mid and strong. A mid purple this rich reads creative and a little premium. Pair it with warm yellows for contrast, or with charcoal for a moody scheme.

Dark orchid color values

Every conversion for #ac41df, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#ac41df

RGB172, 65, 223

HSL281, 71%, 56%

HSV281, 71%, 87%

CMYK23%, 71%, 0%, 13%

Lab49.35, 66.96, -61.22

XYZ32.22, 17.88, 71.56

Decimal11289055

Web safe#9933cc

Pantone2582 C

Shades of dark orchid

#a22bdb #9422ca #841eb4 #741b9e #641788 #541372 #44105c #330c46 #230830 #13041a

Tints of dark orchid

#b452e2 #bb64e5 #c375e8 #cb87eb #d298ee #daaaf1 #e1bbf4 #e9cdf7 #f1def9 #f8f0fc

Colors that go with dark orchid

Complementary#74df41 Analogous#5d41df Analogous#df41c3 Triadic#dfac41 Triadic#41dfac Split complementary#c3df41 Split complementary#41df5d

Dark orchid in print

The cmyk build is well inside gamut, so what you see on screen is close to what prints. The cmyk build is 23, 71, 0, 13.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #ac41df on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

23 71 0 13

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

25 69 4 19

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 #ac41df straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #ac41df; }
.text { color: #ac41df; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ac41df; }

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 #ac41df against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #ac41df 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 #ac41df 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 #ac41df 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 #ac41df is computed, not guessed. 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.