Dark orchid

#bc1cde

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

Dark orchid is a mid purple with a confident cast. A mid purple this rich reads creative and a little premium. Pair it with warm yellows for contrast, or with charcoal for a moody scheme.

Dark orchid color values

Every conversion for #bc1cde, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#bc1cde

RGB188, 28, 222

HSL289, 78%, 49%

HSV289, 87%, 87%

CMYK15%, 87%, 0%, 13%

Lab48.0, 80.24, -62.71

XYZ34.34, 16.8, 70.54

Decimal12328158

Web safe#cc33cc

Pantone2582 C

Shades of dark orchid

#ac1acb #9b17b7 #8b15a4 #7a1290 #6a107d #590d69 #490b56 #380842 #28062f #17031b

Tints of dark orchid

#c52ee5 #cb43e7 #d159ea #d76eed #dd84ef #e399f2 #e9aff5 #efc4f8 #f5dafa #fbeffd

Colors that go with dark orchid

Complementary#3ede1c Analogous#5b1cde Analogous#de1c9f Triadic#debc1c Triadic#1cdebc Split complementary#9fde1c Split complementary#1cde5b

Dark orchid in print

The saturation is high, which is where rgb and cmyk drift apart, so a printed proof is worth it. The cmyk build is 15, 87, 0, 13.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #bc1cde on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

15 87 0 13

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

18 84 4 19

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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Dark orchid in css

Copy #bc1cde straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #bc1cde; }
.text { color: #bc1cde; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bc1cde; }

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 #bc1cde against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #bc1cde 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 #bc1cde 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 #bc1cde 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

Here is how the numbers for #bc1cde are worked out. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.