Dark orchid

#be11ef

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 balanced 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 #be11ef, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#be11ef
RGB190, 17, 239
HSL287, 87%, 50%
HSV287, 93%, 94%
CMYK21%, 93%, 0%, 6%
Lab48.98, 85.04, -70.74
XYZ37.02, 17.58, 83.1
Decimal12456431
Web safe#cc00ff
Pantone2582 C
Pantone2582 CHex#be11efRgb190 17 239Cmyk21 93 0 6Lab49 85 -71Darker#54076aDeep#890cadLighter#cc5cec

Shades of dark orchid

Tints of dark orchid

Colors that go with dark orchid

Dark orchid in print

A color this vivid sometimes sits just outside cmyk gamut, so expect a small dip in punch on paper. The cmyk build is 21, 93, 0, 6.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #be11ef on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
21 93 0 6
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
23 90 4 12
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 #be11ef straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #be11ef; }
.text { color: #be11ef; }
.border { border: 2px solid #be11ef; }

How dark orchid looks on light and dark

Dark orchid and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #be11ef against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
4.65:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
4.52:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA fail

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #be11ef 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 #be11ef 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 #be11ef 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 #be11ef 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.