Dark orchid

#ad3dba

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

This is Dark orchid, a soft pink at 294 degrees. 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 #ad3dba, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#ad3dba

RGB173, 61, 186

HSL294, 51%, 48%

HSV294, 67%, 73%

CMYK7%, 67%, 0%, 27%

Lab46.67, 61.64, -44.2

XYZ27.77, 15.77, 48.03

Decimal11353530

Web safe#9933cc

Pantone2582 C

Shades of dark orchid

#9e38aa #8f3299 #802d89 #702879 #612269 #521d58 #431848 #341238 #250d27 #150817

Tints of dark orchid

#b84bc4 #bf5eca #c670d0 #ce83d6 #d595dc #dca8e2 #e4bae8 #ebcdee #f2dff5 #faf2fb

Colors that go with dark orchid

Complementary#4aba3d Analogous#6f3dba Analogous#ba3d88 Triadic#baad3d Triadic#3dbaad Split complementary#89ba3d Split complementary#3dba6f

Dark orchid in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 7, 67, 0, 27.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #ad3dba on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

7 67 0 27

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

10 66 4 33

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 #ad3dba straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #ad3dba; }
.text { color: #ad3dba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ad3dba; }

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 #ad3dba against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #ad3dba 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 #ad3dba 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 #ad3dba 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 #ad3dba are worked out. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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.