Dark orchid

#bb22bd

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. It works with sage and olive for balance, or with cream for a gentle palette.

Dark orchid color values

Every conversion for #bb22bd, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#bb22bd
RGB187, 34, 189
HSL299, 70%, 44%
HSV299, 82%, 74%
CMYK1%, 82%, 0%, 26%
Lab46.15, 73.47, -46.64
XYZ30.25, 15.38, 49.52
Decimal12264125
Web safe#cc33cc
Pantone253 C
Pantone253 CHex#bb22bdRgb187 34 189Cmyk1 82 0 26Lab46 73 -47Darker#430c44Deep#7f1780Lighter#d550d7

Shades of dark orchid

Tints of dark orchid

Colors that go with dark orchid

Dark orchid in print

The cmyk build is well inside gamut, so what you see on screen is close to what prints. The cmyk build is 1, 82, 0, 26.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #bb22bd on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
1 82 0 26
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
5 79 4 32
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 read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Dark orchid in css

Copy #bb22bd straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #bb22bd; }
.text { color: #bb22bd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bb22bd; }

How dark orchid looks on light and dark

Dark orchid and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #bb22bd against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
5.15:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
4.08:1
AA fail · AA large pass · AAA fail

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #bb22bd 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 #bb22bd 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 #bb22bd 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

Every value on this page for #bb22bd is computed, not guessed. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. The uncoated cmyk build carries more ink than the coated one, which is what a printer would compensate for when the same color runs on a rougher stock. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.