Dark orchid

#bb0ef0

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 286 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 #bb0ef0, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#bb0ef0

RGB187, 14, 240

HSL286, 89%, 50%

HSV286, 94%, 94%

CMYK22%, 94%, 0%, 6%

Lab48.47, 85.12, -72.15

XYZ36.38, 17.17, 83.83

Decimal12259056

Web safe#cc00ff

Pantone2582 C

Shades of dark orchid

#ab0ddb #9a0cc6 #8a0ab1 #79099c #690886 #580771 #48055c #370447 #270332 #17021d

Tints of dark orchid

#c224f2 #c83af4 #ce51f5 #d567f6 #db7ef7 #e194f9 #e7abfa #eec1fb #f4d8fd #faeefe

Colors that go with dark orchid

Complementary#43f00e Analogous#4a0ef0 Analogous#f00eb4 Triadic#f0bb0e Triadic#0ef0bb Split complementary#b4f00e Split complementary#0ef04a

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 22, 94, 0, 6.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #bb0ef0 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

22 94 0 6

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

24 90 4 12

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 #bb0ef0 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #bb0ef0; }
.text { color: #bb0ef0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bb0ef0; }

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 #bb0ef0 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #bb0ef0 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 #bb0ef0 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 #bb0ef0 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

Every value on this page for #bb0ef0 is computed, not guessed. 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.