Dark orchid

#be08fa

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 grounded 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 #be08fa, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#be08fa

RGB190, 8, 250

HSL285, 96%, 51%

HSV285, 97%, 98%

CMYK24%, 97%, 0%, 2%

Lab49.52, 87.77, -76.03

XYZ38.58, 18.02, 91.89

Decimal12454138

Web safe#cc00ff

Pantone2582 C

Shades of dark orchid

#af05e7 #9e04d0 #8d04ba #7c03a4 #6b038d #5a0277 #490261 #38024b #280134 #17011e

Tints of dark orchid

#c41ffa #ca36fb #d04dfb #d664fc #dc7bfc #e292fd #e8a9fd #eec0fe #f4d7fe #faeeff

Colors that go with dark orchid

Complementary#44fa08 Analogous#4508fa Analogous#fa08bd Triadic#fabe08 Triadic#08fabe Split complementary#bdfa08 Split complementary#08fa45

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 24, 97, 0, 2.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #be08fa on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

24 97 0 2

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

26 93 4 8

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

Dark orchid in css

Copy #be08fa straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #be08fa; }
.text { color: #be08fa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #be08fa; }

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 #be08fa against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #be08fa 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 #be08fa 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 #be08fa 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 #be08fa are worked out. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.