Dark orchid

#b232bd

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

Dark orchid is a mid pink, balanced 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 #b232bd, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#b232bd
RGB178, 50, 189
HSL295, 58%, 47%
HSV295, 74%, 74%
CMYK6%, 74%, 0%, 26%
Lab46.2, 67.26, -46.65
XYZ28.69, 15.42, 49.61
Decimal11678397
Web safe#9933cc
Pantone2582 C
Pantone2582 CHex#b232bdRgb178 50 189Cmyk6 74 0 26Lab46 67 -47Darker#48144cDeep#7d2385Lighter#c767cf

Shades of dark orchid

Tints of dark orchid

Colors that go with dark orchid

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 6, 74, 0, 26.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #b232bd on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
6 74 0 26
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
10 72 4 32
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 #b232bd straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #b232bd; }
.text { color: #b232bd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b232bd; }

How dark orchid looks on light and dark

Dark orchid and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #b232bd against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
5.14:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
4.08:1
AA fail · AA large pass · AAA fail

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #b232bd 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 #b232bd sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Your nameFounderhello@brand.comBusiness 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 #b232bd and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

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 #b232bd is computed, not guessed. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.