Dark orchid

#b618fa

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 282 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 #b618fa, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#b618fa

RGB182, 24, 250

HSL282, 96%, 54%

HSV282, 90%, 98%

CMYK27%, 90%, 0%, 2%

Lab48.88, 84.99, -77.12

XYZ36.87, 17.5, 91.88

Decimal11933946

Web safe#cc00ff

Pantone2582 C

Shades of dark orchid

#ac05f4 #9c05dd #8b04c5 #7a04ad #690395 #58037d #480265 #37024e #260136 #15011e

Tints of dark orchid

#bd2dfa #c343fb #ca58fb #d16dfc #d883fc #de98fd #e5adfd #ecc3fe #f3d8fe #f9eeff

Colors that go with dark orchid

Complementary#5cfa18 Analogous#4518fa Analogous#fa18cd Triadic#fab618 Triadic#18fab6 Split complementary#cdfa18 Split complementary#18fa45

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 27, 90, 0, 2.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #b618fa on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

27 90 0 2

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

29 87 4 8

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 #b618fa straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #b618fa; }
.text { color: #b618fa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b618fa; }

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 #b618fa against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #b618fa 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 #b618fa 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 #b618fa 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 #b618fa are worked out. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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.