Dark orchid

#bb2cb7

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. Deep greens and teals opposite it give contrast and warm neutrals keep it soft.

Dark orchid color values

Every conversion for #bb2cb7, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#bb2cb7
RGB187, 44, 183
HSL302, 62%, 45%
HSV302, 76%, 73%
CMYK0%, 76%, 2%, 27%
Lab46.69, 69.99, -42.27
XYZ29.94, 15.79, 46.27
Decimal12266679
Web safe#cc33cc
Pantone253 C
Pantone253 CHex#bb2cb7Rgb187 44 183Cmyk0 76 2 27Lab47 70 -42Darker#471146Deep#811e7eLighter#d15dce

Shades of dark orchid

Tints of dark orchid

Colors that go with dark orchid

Dark orchid in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 0, 76, 2, 27.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #bb2cb7 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 76 2 27
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 74 6 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 #bb2cb7 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #bb2cb7; }
.text { color: #bb2cb7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bb2cb7; }

How dark orchid looks on light and dark

Dark orchid and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #bb2cb7 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
5.05:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
4.16:1
AA fail · AA large pass · AAA fail

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #bb2cb7 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 #bb2cb7 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 #bb2cb7 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 #bb2cb7 is computed, not guessed. 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. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.