Dark orchid

#ad29ea

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

This is Dark orchid, a vivid purple at 281 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 #ad29ea, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#ad29ea
RGB173, 41, 234
HSL281, 82%, 54%
HSV281, 82%, 92%
CMYK26%, 82%, 0%, 8%
Lab47.51, 77.24, -70.43
XYZ32.88, 16.41, 79.28
Decimal11348458
Web safe#9933ff
Pantone2582 C
Pantone2582 CHex#ad29eaRgb173 41 234Cmyk26 82 0 8Lab48 77 -70Darker#560c78Deep#8512b9Lighter#c371ea

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 26, 82, 0, 8.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #ad29ea on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
26 82 0 8
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
28 79 4 14
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 #ad29ea straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #ad29ea; }
.text { color: #ad29ea; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ad29ea; }

How dark orchid looks on light and dark

Dark orchid and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #ad29ea against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
4.90:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
4.28:1
AA fail · AA large pass · AAA fail

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #ad29ea 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 #ad29ea 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 #ad29ea 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

Every value on this page for #ad29ea 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.