Dark orchid

#b135cd

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 289 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 #b135cd, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#b135cd

RGB177, 53, 205

HSL289, 60%, 51%

HSV289, 74%, 80%

CMYK14%, 74%, 0%, 20%

Lab47.37, 68.89, -54.08

XYZ30.42, 16.3, 59.3

Decimal11613645

Web safe#9933cc

Pantone2582 C

Shades of dark orchid

#a22fbd #932aaa #832698 #732186 #641d74 #541861 #44144f #350f3d #250b2b #150619

Tints of dark orchid

#b848d2 #bf5bd6 #c76ddb #ce80e0 #d593e4 #dca6e9 #e4b8ee #ebcbf2 #f2def7 #f9f1fb

Colors that go with dark orchid

Complementary#51cd35 Analogous#6535cd Analogous#cd359d Triadic#cdb135 Triadic#35cdb1 Split complementary#9dcd35 Split complementary#35cd65

Dark orchid in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 14, 74, 0, 20.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #b135cd on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

14 74 0 20

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

17 72 4 26

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 #b135cd straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #b135cd; }
.text { color: #b135cd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b135cd; }

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 #b135cd against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #b135cd 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 #b135cd 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 #b135cd 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 #b135cd 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.