Dark orchid

#be12dc

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 vivid. 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 #be12dc, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#be12dc

RGB190, 18, 220

HSL291, 85%, 47%

HSV291, 92%, 86%

CMYK14%, 92%, 0%, 14%

Lab47.68, 81.72, -62.06

XYZ34.37, 16.55, 69.09

Decimal12456668

Web safe#cc00cc

Pantone2582 C

Shades of dark orchid

#ad10c9 #9d0fb6 #8c0da2 #7c0c8f #6b0a7c #5b0969 #4a0756 #3a0543 #29042f #18021c

Tints of dark orchid

#cd1bec #d233ee #d84af0 #dd62f2 #e279f4 #e791f6 #eca8f8 #f1c0fa #f6d7fc #fbeffe

Colors that go with dark orchid

Complementary#30dc12 Analogous#5912dc Analogous#dc1295 Triadic#dcbe12 Triadic#12dcbe Split complementary#95dc12 Split complementary#12dc59

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 14, 92, 0, 14.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #be12dc on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

14 92 0 14

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

17 89 4 20

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 #be12dc straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #be12dc; }
.text { color: #be12dc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #be12dc; }

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 #be12dc against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #be12dc 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 #be12dc 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 #be12dc 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 #be12dc are worked out. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. The coated and uncoated cmyk builds differ because uncoated stock absorbs more ink and gains dot, so the same color needs a heavier, slightly duller build on press. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.