Dark orchid

#c009ff

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

This is Dark orchid, a vivid purple at 285 degrees. A mid purple this rich reads creative and a little premium. Yellow greens across the wheel wake it up and soft greys let it stay refined.

Dark orchid color values

Every conversion for #c009ff, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#c009ff

RGB192, 9, 255

HSL285, 100%, 52%

HSV285, 96%, 100%

CMYK25%, 96%, 0%, 0%

Lab50.24, 88.81, -77.64

XYZ39.89, 18.62, 96.1

Decimal12585471

Web safe#cc00ff

Pantone2582 C

Shades of dark orchid

#b300f1 #a200d9 #9000c2 #7f00ab #6e0093 #5c007c #4b0065 #39004d #280036 #17001f

Tints of dark orchid

#c620ff #cc37ff #d24dff #d764ff #dd7bff #e392ff #e9a9ff #efc0ff #f5d6ff #faedff

Colors that go with dark orchid

Complementary#48ff09 Analogous#4509ff Analogous#ff09c3 Triadic#ffc009 Triadic#09ffc0 Split complementary#c3ff09 Split complementary#09ff45

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 25, 96, 0, 0.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #c009ff on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

25 96 0 0

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

27 92 4 6

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 #c009ff straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #c009ff; }
.text { color: #c009ff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c009ff; }

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 #c009ff against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #c009ff 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 #c009ff 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 #c009ff 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 #c009ff are worked out. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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.