Dark orchid

#ae02ca

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 pink at 292 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 #ae02ca, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#ae02ca

RGB174, 2, 202

HSL292, 98%, 40%

HSV292, 99%, 79%

CMYK14%, 99%, 0%, 21%

Lab43.22, 77.97, -59.05

XYZ28.14, 13.31, 56.96

Decimal11403978

Web safe#9900cc

Pantone253 C

Shades of dark orchid

#9f02b9 #9002a8 #820196 #730185 #640174 #550163 #460152 #380141 #29002f #1a001e

Tints of dark orchid

#c702e7 #da09fd #df26fd #e342fd #e75ffd #eb7bfe #f098fe #f4b4fe #f8d1ff #fcedff

Colors that go with dark orchid

Complementary#1eca02 Analogous#4a02ca Analogous#ca0282 Triadic#caae02 Triadic#02caae Split complementary#82ca02 Split complementary#02ca4a

Dark orchid in print

A color this vivid sometimes sits just outside cmyk gamut, so expect a small dip in punch on paper. The cmyk build is 14, 99, 0, 21.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #ae02ca on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

14 99 0 21

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

17 95 4 27

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 #ae02ca straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #ae02ca; }
.text { color: #ae02ca; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ae02ca; }

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 #ae02ca against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #ae02ca 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 #ae02ca 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 #ae02ca 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 #ae02ca is computed, not guessed. 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. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.