Dark orchid

#bb22b3

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, deep and strong. 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 #bb22b3, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#bb22b3

RGB187, 34, 179

HSL303, 69%, 43%

HSV303, 82%, 73%

CMYK0%, 82%, 4%, 27%

Lab45.58, 71.94, -41.68

XYZ29.2, 14.96, 44.0

Decimal12264115

Web safe#cc33cc

Pantone253 C

Shades of dark orchid

#ab1fa4 #9b1c94 #8b1985 #7b1675 #6a1366 #5a1056 #4a0d47 #3a0b38 #2a0828 #1a0519

Tints of dark orchid

#d226c9 #db38d2 #df4fd8 #e366dd #e77de2 #ec94e7 #f0abec #f4c2f1 #f8d9f6 #fcf0fc

Colors that go with dark orchid

Complementary#22bb2a Analogous#7722bb Analogous#bb2266 Triadic#b3bb22 Triadic#22b3bb Split complementary#67bb22 Split complementary#22bb76

Dark orchid in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 0, 82, 4, 27.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #bb22b3 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 82 4 27

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 79 8 33

The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color converts to cmyk comfortably and should hold on press.

See how it converts in the rgb to cmyk converter, or readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Dark orchid in css

Copy #bb22b3 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #bb22b3; }
.text { color: #bb22b3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bb22b3; }

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 #bb22b3 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #bb22b3 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Dark orchid on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #bb22b3 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 thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn dark orchid into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #bb22b3 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 #bb22b3 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. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.