Dark orchid

#af2ee5

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 purple at 282 degrees. 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 #af2ee5, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#af2ee5

RGB175, 46, 229

HSL282, 78%, 54%

HSV282, 80%, 90%

CMYK24%, 80%, 0%, 10%

Lab47.91, 75.23, -66.93

XYZ32.8, 16.73, 75.63

Decimal11480805

Web safe#9933cc

Pantone2582 C

Shades of dark orchid

#a51cdf #9519c9 #8516b3 #75149e #651188 #550e72 #450b5c #340947 #240631 #14031b

Tints of dark orchid

#b641e7 #be55ea #c568ec #cd7bef #d48ff1 #dba2f3 #e3b5f6 #eac8f8 #f2dcfb #f9effd

Colors that go with dark orchid

Complementary#64e52e Analogous#532ee5 Analogous#e52ec0 Triadic#e5af2e Triadic#2ee5af Split complementary#c0e52e Split complementary#2ee553

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 24, 80, 0, 10.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #af2ee5 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

24 80 0 10

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

26 78 4 16

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 #af2ee5 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #af2ee5; }
.text { color: #af2ee5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #af2ee5; }

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 #af2ee5 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #af2ee5 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 #af2ee5 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 #af2ee5 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 #af2ee5 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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.