Dark orchid

#ae1fbb

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

Dark orchid is a deep pink, rich and easy to pair. Pinks like this read soft and contemporary. It works with sage and olive for balance, or with cream for a gentle palette.

Dark orchid color values

Every conversion for #ae1fbb, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#ae1fbb

RGB174, 31, 187

HSL295, 72%, 43%

HSV295, 83%, 73%

CMYK7%, 83%, 0%, 27%

Lab43.6, 71.42, -49.67

XYZ26.92, 13.57, 48.21

Decimal11411387

Web safe#9933cc

Pantone253 C

Shades of dark orchid

#9f1cab #901a9b #81178b #72147b #63126b #540f5b #450c4a #360a3a #27072a #18041a

Tints of dark orchid

#c423d3 #cf34dd #d54be1 #da63e5 #e07ae9 #e592ed #eba9f1 #f0c1f5 #f6d8f9 #fbf0fc

Colors that go with dark orchid

Complementary#2cbb1f Analogous#601fbb Analogous#bb1f7a Triadic#bbae1f Triadic#1fbbae Split complementary#7abb1f Split complementary#1fbb60

Dark orchid in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 7, 83, 0, 27.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #ae1fbb on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

7 83 0 27

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

10 80 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 #ae1fbb straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #ae1fbb; }
.text { color: #ae1fbb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ae1fbb; }

How dark orchid looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

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Dark orchid and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #ae1fbb against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #ae1fbb 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 #ae1fbb 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 #ae1fbb 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 #ae1fbb 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. Two cmyk builds are shown because coated and uncoated papers behave differently, uncoated soaks up ink and needs more of it to hit the same target. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.