Dark orchid

#b621de

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

This is Dark orchid, a strong purple at 287 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 #b621de, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#b621de

RGB182, 33, 222

HSL287, 74%, 50%

HSV287, 85%, 87%

CMYK18%, 85%, 0%, 13%

Lab47.37, 78.33, -63.77

XYZ33.02, 16.31, 70.51

Decimal11936222

Web safe#cc33cc

Pantone2582 C

Shades of dark orchid

#a61eca #961bb7 #8618a3 #761590 #66127c #561069 #460d55 #360a42 #26072e #16041b

Tints of dark orchid

#bd36e1 #c44ae4 #ca5fe7 #d174ea #d888ed #df9df0 #e6b2f3 #ecc6f7 #f3dbfa #faeffd

Colors that go with dark orchid

Complementary#49de21 Analogous#5721de Analogous#de21a8 Triadic#deb621 Triadic#21deb6 Split complementary#a8de21 Split complementary#21de57

Dark orchid in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 18, 85, 0, 13.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #b621de on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

18 85 0 13

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

21 82 4 19

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 #b621de straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #b621de; }
.text { color: #b621de; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b621de; }

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 #b621de against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #b621de 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 #b621de 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 #b621de 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

The figures for #b621de come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.