Dark orchid

#af0fc8

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

Dark orchid is a deep pink, weighty and easy to pair. 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 #af0fc8, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#af0fc8

RGB175, 15, 200

HSL292, 86%, 42%

HSV292, 93%, 78%

CMYK12%, 93%, 0%, 22%

Lab43.69, 76.49, -57.12

XYZ28.28, 13.63, 55.78

Decimal11472840

Web safe#9900cc

Pantone253 C

Shades of dark orchid

#a00eb7 #910ca6 #820b95 #730a83 #640972 #550761 #460650 #37053f #28032e #19021c

Tints of dark orchid

#c611e2 #d220ee #d83af0 #dd54f2 #e26df4 #e787f6 #eca1f8 #f1bbfa #f7d5fc #fceefe

Colors that go with dark orchid

Complementary#28c80f Analogous#520fc8 Analogous#c80f85 Triadic#c8af0f Triadic#0fc8af Split complementary#84c80f Split complementary#0fc853

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 12, 92, 0, 22.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #af0fc8 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

12 93 0 22

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

15 90 4 28

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 #af0fc8 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #af0fc8; }
.text { color: #af0fc8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #af0fc8; }

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 #af0fc8 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #af0fc8 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 #af0fc8 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 #af0fc8 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

Here is how the numbers for #af0fc8 are worked out. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.