Dark orchid

#b404e3

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

Dark orchid is a mid purple with a grounded cast. 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 #b404e3, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#b404e3
RGB180, 4, 227
HSL287, 97%, 45%
HSV287, 98%, 89%
CMYK21%, 98%, 0%, 11%
Lab46.09, 82.83, -68.71
XYZ32.73, 15.34, 73.91
Decimal11797731
Web safe#cc00cc
Pantone2582 C
Pantone2582 CHex#b404e3Rgb180 4 227Cmyk21 98 0 11Lab46 83 -69Darker#450257Deep#7c039dLighter#cb3df1

Shades of dark orchid

Tints of dark orchid

Colors that go with dark orchid

Dark orchid in print

A color this vivid sometimes sits just outside cmyk gamut, so expect a small dip in punch on paper. The cmyk build is 21, 98, 0, 11.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #b404e3 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
21 98 0 11
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
23 94 4 17
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 #b404e3 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #b404e3; }
.text { color: #b404e3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b404e3; }

How dark orchid looks on light and dark

Dark orchid and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #b404e3 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
5.16:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
4.07:1
AA fail · AA large pass · AAA fail

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #b404e3 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 #b404e3 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 #b404e3 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

Here is how the numbers for #b404e3 are worked out. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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.