Dark orchid

#ae15ea

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

Dark orchid is a mid purple with a confident cast. 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 #ae15ea, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#ae15ea

RGB174, 21, 234

HSL283, 84%, 50%

HSV283, 91%, 92%

CMYK26%, 91%, 0%, 8%

Lab46.28, 81.46, -72.42

XYZ32.58, 15.48, 79.11

Decimal11408874

Web safe#9900ff

Pantone2582 C

Shades of dark orchid

#9f13d5 #8f11c1 #800fac #710e98 #610c83 #520a6e #43085a #340645 #240431 #15031c

Tints of dark orchid

#b62bec #bd41ee #c556f0 #cc6cf2 #d482f4 #db98f6 #e3adf8 #eac3fa #f2d9fc #f9effe

Colors that go with dark orchid

Complementary#51ea15 Analogous#4415ea Analogous#ea15bb Triadic#eaae15 Triadic#15eaae Split complementary#bbea15 Split complementary#15ea44

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 26, 91, 0, 8.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #ae15ea on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

26 91 0 8

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

28 88 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 #ae15ea straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #ae15ea; }
.text { color: #ae15ea; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ae15ea; }

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 #ae15ea against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #ae15ea 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 #ae15ea 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 #ae15ea 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

The figures for #ae15ea come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.