Dark orchid

#ae2efe

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

Dark orchid falls in the purple range, mid and vivid. A mid purple this rich reads creative and a little premium. Yellow greens across the wheel wake it up and soft greys let it stay refined.

Dark orchid color values

Every conversion for #ae2efe, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#ae2efe

RGB174, 46, 254

HSL277, 99%, 59%

HSV277, 82%, 100%

CMYK31%, 82%, 0%, 0%

Lab49.63, 79.96, -78.19

XYZ36.32, 18.11, 95.35

Decimal11415294

Web safe#9933ff

Pantone2582 C

Shades of dark orchid

#a413fe #9701f5 #8701da #7601bf #6601a5 #55018a #44016f #340054 #230039 #13001e

Tints of dark orchid

#b541fe #bd54fe #c467fe #cc7afe #d38efe #daa1ff #e2b4ff #e9c7ff #f1daff #f8edff

Colors that go with dark orchid

Complementary#7efe2e Analogous#462efe Analogous#fe2ee6 Triadic#feae2e Triadic#2efeae Split complementary#e6fe2e Split complementary#2efe46

Dark orchid in print

It is saturated enough that the cmyk build can shift slightly from screen to press, so proof it. The cmyk build is 31, 82, 0, 0.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #ae2efe on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

31 82 0 0

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

33 79 4 6

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 #ae2efe straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #ae2efe; }
.text { color: #ae2efe; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ae2efe; }

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 #ae2efe against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #ae2efe 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 #ae2efe 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 #ae2efe 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 #ae2efe is computed, not guessed. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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.