Dark orchid

#bb1bda

Hex, rgb, cmyk and Pantone values for dark orchid, with shades, tints, matching colors and free print quality patterns.

Dark orchid sits in the pink band, mid and strong. Pinks like this read soft and contemporary. It works with sage and olive for balance, or with cream for a gentle palette.

Dark orchid color values

Every conversion for #bb1bda, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#bb1bda

RGB187, 27, 218

HSL290, 78%, 48%

HSV290, 88%, 85%

CMYK14%, 88%, 0%, 15%

Lab47.51, 79.59, -61.23

XYZ33.54, 16.41, 67.73

Decimal12262362

Web safe#cc33cc

Pantone2582 C

Shades of dark orchid

#ab19c7 #9a16b4 #8a14a1 #7a128e #690f7b #590d68 #480a54 #380841 #28062e #17031b

Tints of dark orchid

#c629e5 #cc3fe7 #d255ea #d86bed #de81ef #e397f2 #e9adf5 #efc3f8 #f5d9fa #fbeffd

Colors that go with dark orchid

Complementary#3ada1b Analogous#5b1bda Analogous#da1b9a Triadic#dabb1b Triadic#1bdabb Split complementary#9ada1b Split complementary#1bda5c

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 14, 88, 0, 15.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #bb1bda on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

14 88 0 15

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

17 85 4 21

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 #bb1bda straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #bb1bda; }
.text { color: #bb1bda; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bb1bda; }

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 #bb1bda against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #bb1bda 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 #bb1bda 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 #bb1bda 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

The figures for #bb1bda come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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.