Dark orchid

#b722fc

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 #b722fc, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#b722fc
RGB183, 34, 252
HSL281, 97%, 56%
HSV281, 87%, 99%
CMYK27%, 87%, 0%, 1%
Lab49.79, 83.72, -76.76
XYZ37.67, 18.24, 93.63
Decimal12002044
Web safe#cc33ff
Pantone2582 C
Pantone2582 CHex#b722fcRgb183 34 252Cmyk27 87 0 1Lab50 84 -77Darker#61028dDeep#9203d4Lighter#cb70f6

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 27, 87, 0, 1.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #b722fc on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
27 87 0 1
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
29 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 #b722fc straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #b722fc; }
.text { color: #b722fc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b722fc; }

How dark orchid looks on light and dark

Dark orchid and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #b722fc against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
4.52:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
4.65:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA fail

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #b722fc 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 #b722fc 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 #b722fc 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

Here is how the numbers for #b722fc are worked out. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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.