Dark orchid

#ae2fa5

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 304 degrees. 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 #ae2fa5, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#ae2fa5
RGB174, 47, 165
HSL304, 57%, 43%
HSV304, 73%, 68%
CMYK0%, 73%, 5%, 32%
Lab43.87, 63.42, -36.24
XYZ25.26, 13.75, 36.92
Decimal11415461
Web safe#993399
Pantone253 C
Pantone253 CHex#ae2fa5Rgb174 47 165Cmyk0 73 5 32Lab44 63 -36Darker#3e113aDeep#762070Lighter#ca5ac2

Shades of dark orchid

Tints of dark orchid

Colors that go with dark orchid

Dark orchid in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 0, 73, 5, 32.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #ae2fa5 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 73 5 32
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 71 9 38
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 #ae2fa5 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #ae2fa5; }
.text { color: #ae2fa5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ae2fa5; }

How dark orchid looks on light and dark

Dark orchid and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #ae2fa5 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
5.60:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
3.75:1
AA fail · AA large pass · AAA fail

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #ae2fa5 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 #ae2fa5 sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Your nameFounderhello@brand.comBusiness 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 #ae2fa5 and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

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 #ae2fa5 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.