Dark orchid

#b412fe

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

This is Dark orchid, a vivid purple at 281 degrees. A mid purple this rich reads creative and a little premium. Yellow greens across the wheel wake it up and soft greys let it stay refined.

Dark orchid color values

Every conversion for #b412fe, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#b412fe
RGB180, 18, 254
HSL281, 99%, 53%
HSV281, 93%, 100%
CMYK29%, 93%, 0%, 0%
Lab48.63, 86.29, -79.79
XYZ36.93, 17.29, 95.16
Decimal11801342
Web safe#cc00ff
Pantone2582 C
Pantone2582 CHex#b412feRgb180 18 254Cmyk29 93 0 0Lab49 86 -80Darker#580181Deep#8901c8Lighter#c761f6

Shades of dark orchid

Tints of dark orchid

Colors that go with dark orchid

Dark orchid in print

It is saturated enough that the cmyk build can shift slightly from screen to press, so proof it. The cmyk build is 29, 93, 0, 0.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #b412fe on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
29 93 0 0
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
31 90 4 6
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 #b412fe straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #b412fe; }
.text { color: #b412fe; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b412fe; }

How dark orchid looks on light and dark

Dark orchid and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #b412fe against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
4.71:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
4.46:1
AA fail · AA large pass · AAA fail

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #b412fe 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 #b412fe 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 #b412fe 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

The figures for #b412fe come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.