Dark orchid

#b22dcb

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 #b22dcb, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#b22dcb

RGB178, 45, 203

HSL291, 64%, 49%

HSV291, 78%, 80%

CMYK12%, 78%, 0%, 20%

Lab46.52, 71.26, -54.28

XYZ30.08, 15.65, 57.94

Decimal11677131

Web safe#9933cc

Pantone2582 C

Shades of dark orchid

#a229b9 #9325a7 #832196 #741d84 #641972 #541560 #45114e #350d3d #26092b #160619

Tints of dark orchid

#bc3dd4 #c351d8 #ca64dd #d178e1 #d88ce6 #dea0ea #e5b4ee #ecc8f3 #f3dcf7 #faf0fc

Colors that go with dark orchid

Complementary#46cb2d Analogous#632dcb Analogous#cb2d95 Triadic#cbb22d Triadic#2dcbb2 Split complementary#95cb2d Split complementary#2dcb63

Dark orchid in print

The cmyk build is well inside gamut, so what you see on screen is close to what prints. The cmyk build is 12, 78, 0, 20.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #b22dcb on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

12 78 0 20

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

15 76 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 #b22dcb straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #b22dcb; }
.text { color: #b22dcb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b22dcb; }

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 #b22dcb against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #b22dcb 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 #b22dcb 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 #b22dcb 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 #b22dcb 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. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.