Dark orchid

#bc2abe

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

Dark orchid color values

Every conversion for #bc2abe, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#bc2abe
RGB188, 42, 190
HSL299, 64%, 45%
HSV299, 78%, 75%
CMYK1%, 78%, 0%, 25%
Lab47.06, 71.85, -45.77
XYZ30.86, 16.07, 50.19
Decimal12331710
Web safe#cc33cc
Pantone2582 C
Pantone2582 CHex#bc2abeRgb188 42 190Cmyk1 78 0 25Lab47 72 -46Darker#481049Deep#821d84Lighter#d15cd3

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 1, 78, 0, 25.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #bc2abe on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
1 78 0 25
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
5 76 4 31
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 #bc2abe straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #bc2abe; }
.text { color: #bc2abe; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bc2abe; }

How dark orchid looks on light and dark

Dark orchid and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #bc2abe against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
4.98:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
4.21:1
AA fail · AA large pass · AAA fail

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #bc2abe 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 #bc2abe 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 #bc2abe 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 #bc2abe 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.