Dark orchid

#b421fd

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. Yellow greens across the wheel wake it up and soft greys let it stay refined.

Dark orchid color values

Every conversion for #b421fd, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#b421fd

RGB180, 33, 253

HSL280, 98%, 56%

HSV280, 87%, 99%

CMYK29%, 87%, 0%, 1%

Lab49.35, 83.7, -78.05

XYZ37.1, 17.88, 94.43

Decimal11805181

Web safe#cc33ff

Pantone2582 C

Shades of dark orchid

#ab08fd #9c02e9 #8b02d0 #7a02b6 #69019d #580184 #47016a #360151 #250138 #14001e

Tints of dark orchid

#bb35fd #c24afd #c95efe #d073fe #d787fe #dd9cfe #e4b0fe #ebc4fe #f2d9ff #f9edff

Colors that go with dark orchid

Complementary#6afd21 Analogous#4621fd Analogous#fd21d8 Triadic#fdb421 Triadic#21fdb4 Split complementary#d8fd21 Split complementary#21fd46

Dark orchid in print

The saturation is high, which is where rgb and cmyk drift apart, so a printed proof is worth it. The cmyk build is 29, 87, 0, 1.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #b421fd on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

29 87 0 1

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

31 84 4 7

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 #b421fd straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #b421fd; }
.text { color: #b421fd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b421fd; }

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 #b421fd against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #b421fd 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 #b421fd 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 #b421fd 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 #b421fd are worked out. 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. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.