Dark orchid

#b500c7

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

Dark orchid sits in the pink band, deep and vivid. 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 #b500c7, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#b500c7
RGB181, 0, 199
HSL295, 100%, 39%
HSV295, 100%, 78%
CMYK9%, 100%, 0%, 22%
Lab44.16, 78.71, -55.73
XYZ29.36, 13.95, 55.18
Decimal11862215
Web safe#cc00cc
Pantone253 C
Pantone253 CHex#b500c7Rgb181 0 199Cmyk9 100 0 22Lab44 79 -56Darker#38003dDeep#740080Lighter#e01bf3

Shades of dark orchid

Tints of dark orchid

Colors that go with dark orchid

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 9, 100, 0, 22.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #b500c7 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
9 100 0 22
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
12 96 4 28
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 #b500c7 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #b500c7; }
.text { color: #b500c7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b500c7; }

How dark orchid looks on light and dark

Dark orchid and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #b500c7 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
5.54:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
3.79:1
AA fail · AA large pass · AAA fail

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #b500c7 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 #b500c7 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 #b500c7 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 #b500c7 is computed, not guessed. 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.