Dark orchid

#b823ea

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

Dark orchid falls in the purple range, mid and vivid. 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 #b823ea, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#b823ea
RGB184, 35, 234
HSL285, 83%, 53%
HSV285, 85%, 92%
CMYK21%, 85%, 0%, 8%
Lab48.68, 80.35, -68.45
XYZ35.22, 17.33, 79.33
Decimal12067818
Web safe#cc33ff
Pantone2582 C
Pantone2582 CHex#b823eaRgb184 35 234Cmyk21 85 0 8Lab49 80 -68Darker#590b73Deep#8b11b4Lighter#ca6be9

Shades of dark orchid

Tints of dark orchid

Colors that go with dark orchid

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 21, 85, 0, 8.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #b823ea on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
21 85 0 8
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
23 82 4 14
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 #b823ea straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #b823ea; }
.text { color: #b823ea; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b823ea; }

How dark orchid looks on light and dark

Dark orchid and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #b823ea against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
4.70:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
4.47:1
AA fail · AA large pass · AAA fail

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #b823ea 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 #b823ea 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 #b823ea 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.

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How we calculate these values

The figures for #b823ea 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 uncoated cmyk build carries more ink than the coated one, which is what a printer would compensate for when the same color runs on a rougher stock. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.