Dark orchid

#af0eea

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 284 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 #af0eea, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#af0eea

RGB175, 14, 234

HSL284, 89%, 49%

HSV284, 94%, 92%

CMYK25%, 94%, 0%, 8%

Lab46.13, 82.49, -72.65

XYZ32.69, 15.37, 79.09

Decimal11472618

Web safe#9900ff

Pantone2582 C

Shades of dark orchid

#a00dd5 #900cc1 #810aac #720998 #620883 #53076f #44055a #340446 #250331 #16021d

Tints of dark orchid

#b91ff2 #c036f3 #c74df4 #cf64f6 #d67bf7 #dd92f8 #e4a9fa #ebc0fb #f3d7fd #faeefe

Colors that go with dark orchid

Complementary#49ea0e Analogous#410eea Analogous#ea0eb7 Triadic#eaaf0e Triadic#0eeaaf Split complementary#b7ea0e Split complementary#0eea41

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 25, 94, 0, 8.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #af0eea on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

25 94 0 8

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

27 90 4 14

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 #af0eea straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #af0eea; }
.text { color: #af0eea; }
.border { border: 2px solid #af0eea; }

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 #af0eea against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #af0eea 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 #af0eea 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 #af0eea 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 #af0eea 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.