Dark orchid

#bd2bc0

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

Dark orchid is a mid pink, confident and easy to pair. 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 #bd2bc0, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#bd2bc0

RGB189, 43, 192

HSL299, 63%, 46%

HSV299, 78%, 75%

CMYK2%, 78%, 0%, 25%

Lab47.43, 72.1, -46.33

XYZ31.36, 16.35, 51.37

Decimal12397504

Web safe#cc33cc

Pantone2582 C

Shades of dark orchid

#ad27af #9c249f #8c208e #7b1c7d #6b186d #5a155c #4a114b #390d3a #29092a #190619

Tints of dark orchid

#ce33d1 #d348d6 #d85ddb #dd72e0 #e287e4 #e79ce9 #ecb1ee #f1c6f2 #f6dbf7 #fcf0fc

Colors that go with dark orchid

Complementary#2ec02b Analogous#732bc0 Analogous#c02b78 Triadic#c0bd2b Triadic#2bc0bd Split complementary#78c02b Split complementary#2bc073

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 2, 78, 0, 25.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #bd2bc0 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

2 78 0 25

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

6 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 #bd2bc0 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #bd2bc0; }
.text { color: #bd2bc0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bd2bc0; }

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 #bd2bc0 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #bd2bc0 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 #bd2bc0 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 #bd2bc0 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 #bd2bc0 are worked out. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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.