Dark orchid

#ae20bb

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

This is Dark orchid, a strong pink at 295 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 #ae20bb, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#ae20bb

RGB174, 32, 187

HSL295, 71%, 43%

HSV295, 83%, 73%

CMYK7%, 83%, 0%, 27%

Lab43.68, 71.2, -49.55

XYZ26.94, 13.62, 48.22

Decimal11411643

Web safe#9933cc

Pantone253 C

Shades of dark orchid

#9f1dab #901a9b #81188b #72157b #63126b #540f5a #450d4a #360a3a #27072a #18041a

Tints of dark orchid

#c424d2 #ce35dc #d44ce0 #da64e4 #df7be8 #e592ec #eaaaf0 #f0c1f4 #f6d8f8 #fbf0fc

Colors that go with dark orchid

Complementary#2dbb20 Analogous#6020bb Analogous#bb207a Triadic#bbae20 Triadic#20bbae Split complementary#7bbb20 Split complementary#20bb60

Dark orchid in print

The cmyk build is well inside gamut, so what you see on screen is close to what prints. The cmyk build is 7, 83, 0, 27.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #ae20bb 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 #ae20bb straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #ae20bb; }
.text { color: #ae20bb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ae20bb; }

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 #ae20bb against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #ae20bb 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 #ae20bb 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 #ae20bb 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 #ae20bb 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 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.