Dark orchid

#be24bb

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

This is Dark orchid, a strong pink at 301 degrees. 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 #be24bb, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#be24bb
RGB190, 36, 187
HSL301, 68%, 44%
HSV301, 81%, 75%
CMYK0%, 81%, 2%, 25%
Lab46.71, 73.28, -44.56
XYZ30.84, 15.8, 48.44
Decimal12461243
Web safe#cc33cc
Pantone253 C
Pantone253 CHex#be24bbRgb190 36 187Cmyk0 81 2 25Lab47 73 -45Darker#460d45Deep#821980Lighter#d654d3

Shades of dark orchid

Tints of dark orchid

Colors that go with dark orchid

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 0, 81, 2, 25.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #be24bb on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 81 2 25
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 79 6 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 #be24bb straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #be24bb; }
.text { color: #be24bb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #be24bb; }

How dark orchid looks on light and dark

Dark orchid and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #be24bb against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
5.05:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
4.16:1
AA fail · AA large pass · AAA fail

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #be24bb 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 #be24bb 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 #be24bb 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

The figures for #be24bb come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.