Dark orchid

#b826e8

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. Yellow greens across the wheel wake it up and soft greys let it stay refined.

Dark orchid color values

Every conversion for #b826e8, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#b826e8

RGB184, 38, 232

HSL285, 81%, 53%

HSV285, 84%, 91%

CMYK21%, 84%, 0%, 9%

Lab48.76, 79.32, -67.18

XYZ35.03, 17.4, 77.86

Decimal12068584

Web safe#cc33ff

Pantone2582 C

Shades of dark orchid

#ad18de #9c15c9 #8c13b3 #7b119e #6a0e88 #590c72 #480a5d #370847 #260531 #16031c

Tints of dark orchid

#bf3aea #c54eec #cc62ee #d276f1 #d98af3 #df9ff5 #e6b3f7 #edc7f9 #f3dbfb #faeffd

Colors that go with dark orchid

Complementary#56e826 Analogous#5726e8 Analogous#e826b7 Triadic#e8b826 Triadic#26e8b8 Split complementary#b7e826 Split complementary#26e857

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 21, 84, 0, 9.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #b826e8 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

21 84 0 9

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

23 81 4 15

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 #b826e8 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #b826e8; }
.text { color: #b826e8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b826e8; }

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 #b826e8 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #b826e8 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 #b826e8 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 #b826e8 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 #b826e8 are worked out. 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.