Dark orchid

#bb28bb

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

This is Dark orchid, a strong pink at 300 degrees. 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 #bb28bb, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#bb28bb

RGB187, 40, 187

HSL300, 65%, 45%

HSV300, 79%, 73%

CMYK0%, 79%, 0%, 27%

Lab46.54, 71.71, -44.86

XYZ30.22, 15.67, 48.45

Decimal12265659

Web safe#cc33cc

Pantone253 C

Shades of dark orchid

#ab25ab #9b219b #8a1e8a #7a1a7a #6a176a #5a135a #4a104a #3a0c3a #290929 #190519

Tints of dark orchid

#d12dd1 #d642d6 #db57db #e06de0 #e483e4 #e999e9 #eeafee #f3c5f3 #f7daf7 #fcf0fc

Colors that go with dark orchid

Complementary#28bb28 Analogous#7128bb Analogous#bb2872 Triadic#bbbb28 Triadic#28bbbb Split complementary#72bb28 Split complementary#28bb72

Dark orchid in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 79, 0, 27.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #bb28bb on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 79 0 27

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 77 4 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 read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Dark orchid in css

Copy #bb28bb straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #bb28bb; }
.text { color: #bb28bb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bb28bb; }

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 #bb28bb against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #bb28bb 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 #bb28bb 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 #bb28bb 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 #bb28bb is computed, not guessed. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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.