Dark orchid

#b81ef2

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 confident cast. A mid purple this rich reads creative and a little premium. Pair it with warm yellows for contrast, or with charcoal for a moody scheme.

Dark orchid color values

Every conversion for #b81ef2, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#b81ef2

RGB184, 30, 242

HSL284, 89%, 53%

HSV284, 88%, 95%

CMYK24%, 88%, 0%, 5%

Lab48.92, 82.8, -72.57

XYZ36.26, 17.53, 85.48

Decimal12066546

Web safe#cc33ff

Pantone2582 C

Shades of dark orchid

#ae0eea #9d0cd3 #8c0bbd #7b0aa6 #6a088f #590778 #480661 #37044b #260334 #15021d

Tints of dark orchid

#bf33f3 #c548f4 #cc5cf6 #d271f7 #d986f8 #df9bf9 #e6b0fa #edc5fc #f3d9fd #faeefe

Colors that go with dark orchid

Complementary#58f21e Analogous#4e1ef2 Analogous#f21ec2 Triadic#f2b81e Triadic#1ef2b8 Split complementary#c2f21e Split complementary#1ef24e

Dark orchid in print

A color this vivid sometimes sits just outside cmyk gamut, so expect a small dip in punch on paper. The cmyk build is 24, 88, 0, 5.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #b81ef2 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

24 88 0 5

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

26 85 4 11

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 #b81ef2 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #b81ef2; }
.text { color: #b81ef2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b81ef2; }

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 #b81ef2 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #b81ef2 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 #b81ef2 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 #b81ef2 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 #b81ef2 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. 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.