Dark orchid

#ae2dfd

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 purple at 277 degrees. 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 #ae2dfd, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#ae2dfd

RGB174, 45, 253

HSL277, 98%, 58%

HSV277, 82%, 99%

CMYK31%, 82%, 0%, 1%

Lab49.46, 80.04, -77.91

XYZ36.12, 17.97, 94.49

Decimal11415037

Web safe#9933ff

Pantone2582 C

Shades of dark orchid

#a413fd #9702f2 #8702d8 #7602bd #6602a3 #550188 #44016e #340153 #230139 #13001e

Tints of dark orchid

#b540fd #bd53fd #c467fe #cc7afe #d38dfe #dba0fe #e2b4fe #e9c7fe #f1daff #f8edff

Colors that go with dark orchid

Complementary#7cfd2d Analogous#462dfd Analogous#fd2de4 Triadic#fdae2d Triadic#2dfdae Split complementary#e4fd2d Split complementary#2dfd46

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 31, 82, 0, 1.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #ae2dfd on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

31 82 0 1

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

33 79 4 7

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 #ae2dfd straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #ae2dfd; }
.text { color: #ae2dfd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ae2dfd; }

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 #ae2dfd against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #ae2dfd 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 #ae2dfd 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 #ae2dfd 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 #ae2dfd is computed, not guessed. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.