Dark orchid

#b129ca

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 291 degrees. Pinks like this read soft and contemporary. Deep greens and teals opposite it give contrast and warm neutrals keep it soft.

Dark orchid color values

Every conversion for #b129ca, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#b129ca

RGB177, 41, 202

HSL291, 66%, 48%

HSV291, 80%, 79%

CMYK12%, 80%, 0%, 21%

Lab45.9, 72.03, -54.7

XYZ29.59, 15.2, 57.25

Decimal11610570

Web safe#9933cc

Pantone2582 C

Shades of dark orchid

#a225b8 #9222a7 #831e95 #731b83 #641772 #541360 #45104e #350c3d #26092b #160519

Tints of dark orchid

#bd36d6 #c44ada #cb5fdf #d274e3 #d889e7 #df9deb #e6b2ef #edc7f4 #f3dbf8 #faf0fc

Colors that go with dark orchid

Complementary#42ca29 Analogous#6129ca Analogous#ca2992 Triadic#cab129 Triadic#29cab1 Split complementary#93ca29 Split complementary#29ca60

Dark orchid in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 12, 80, 0, 21.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #b129ca on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

12 80 0 21

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

15 78 4 27

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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Dark orchid in css

Copy #b129ca straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #b129ca; }
.text { color: #b129ca; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b129ca; }

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 #b129ca against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #b129ca against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Dark orchid on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #b129ca 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 thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn dark orchid into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #b129ca 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 #b129ca is computed, not guessed. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. Two cmyk builds are shown because coated and uncoated papers behave differently, uncoated soaks up ink and needs more of it to hit the same target. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.