Dark orchid

#bb01bd

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 pink at 299 degrees. Pinks like this read soft and contemporary. Deep greens and teals opposite it give contrast and warm neutrals keep it soft.

Dark orchid color values

Every conversion for #bb01bd, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#bb01bd

RGB187, 1, 189

HSL299, 99%, 37%

HSV299, 99%, 74%

CMYK1%, 99%, 0%, 26%

Lab44.6, 78.03, -49.12

XYZ29.69, 14.26, 49.33

Decimal12255677

Web safe#cc00cc

Pantone253 C

Shades of dark orchid

#ab01ad #9c019d #8c018d #7c017e #6d016e #5d005e #4d004e #3d003e #2e002e #1e001e

Tints of dark orchid

#d901db #f601f9 #fb1bfe #fc39fe #fc57fe #fd75fe #fd93fe #feb1ff #fecfff #ffedff

Colors that go with dark orchid

Complementary#03bd01 Analogous#5d01bd Analogous#bd0161 Triadic#bdbb01 Triadic#01bdbb Split complementary#61bd01 Split complementary#01bd5d

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 1, 99, 0, 26.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #bb01bd on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

1 99 0 26

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

5 95 4 32

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 #bb01bd straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #bb01bd; }
.text { color: #bb01bd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bb01bd; }

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 #bb01bd against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #bb01bd 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 #bb01bd 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 #bb01bd 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 #bb01bd are worked out. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.