Dark orchid

#ba06ff

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 #ba06ff, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#ba06ff

RGB186, 6, 255

HSL283, 100%, 51%

HSV283, 98%, 100%

CMYK27%, 98%, 0%, 0%

Lab49.24, 88.31, -79.31

XYZ38.36, 17.79, 96.02

Decimal12191487

Web safe#cc00ff

Pantone2582 C

Shades of dark orchid

#ac00ee #9b00d7 #8b00c0 #7a00a9 #690092 #59007b #480064 #37004d #270036 #16001f

Tints of dark orchid

#c01dff #c734ff #cd4bff #d462ff #da7aff #e091ff #e7a8ff #edbfff #f4d6ff #faedff

Colors that go with dark orchid

Complementary#4bff06 Analogous#3d06ff Analogous#ff06c8 Triadic#ffba06 Triadic#06ffba Split complementary#c7ff06 Split complementary#06ff3e

Dark orchid in print

It is saturated enough that the cmyk build can shift slightly from screen to press, so proof it. The cmyk build is 27, 98, 0, 0.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #ba06ff on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

27 98 0 0

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

29 94 4 6

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 #ba06ff straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #ba06ff; }
.text { color: #ba06ff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ba06ff; }

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 #ba06ff against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #ba06ff 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 #ba06ff 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 #ba06ff 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 #ba06ff are worked out. 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.