Dark orchid

#bb0bfe

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 purple at 283 degrees. 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 #bb0bfe, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#bb0bfe
RGB187, 11, 254
HSL283, 99%, 52%
HSV283, 96%, 100%
CMYK26%, 96%, 0%, 0%
Lab49.45, 87.86, -78.41
XYZ38.5, 17.96, 95.2
Decimal12258302
Web safe#cc00ff
Pantone2582 C
Pantone2582 CHex#bb0bfeRgb187 11 254Cmyk26 96 0 0Lab49 88 -78Darker#58007aDeep#8c01c1Lighter#cb5bf6

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 26, 96, 0, 0.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #bb0bfe on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
26 96 0 0
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
28 92 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 #bb0bfe straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #bb0bfe; }
.text { color: #bb0bfe; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bb0bfe; }

How dark orchid looks on light and dark

Dark orchid and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #bb0bfe against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
4.57:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
4.59:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA fail

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #bb0bfe 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 #bb0bfe 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 #bb0bfe 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.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

Here is how the numbers for #bb0bfe are worked out. 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.