Dark orchid

#c217b4

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 305 degrees. Pinks like this read soft and contemporary. Deep greens and teals opposite it give contrast and warm neutrals keep it soft.

Dark orchid color values

Every conversion for #c217b4, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#c217b4

RGB194, 23, 180

HSL305, 79%, 43%

HSV305, 88%, 76%

CMYK0%, 88%, 7%, 24%

Lab46.15, 75.53, -41.3

XYZ30.79, 15.38, 44.53

Decimal12720052

Web safe#cc00cc

Pantone253 C

Shades of dark orchid

#b115a5 #a11395 #901186 #7f0f76 #6f0d67 #5e0b57 #4d0948 #3d0738 #2c0529 #1b0319

Tints of dark orchid

#db1acb #e62ad6 #e943db #ec5be0 #ef74e4 #f18de9 #f4a5ee #f7bef3 #fad6f7 #fdeffc

Colors that go with dark orchid

Complementary#17c225 Analogous#7a17c2 Analogous#c2175f Triadic#b4c217 Triadic#17b4c2 Split complementary#5fc217 Split complementary#17c27a

Dark orchid in print

It is saturated enough that the cmyk build can shift slightly from screen to press, so proof it. The cmyk build is 0, 88, 7, 24.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #c217b4 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 88 7 24

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 85 10 30

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 #c217b4 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #c217b4; }
.text { color: #c217b4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c217b4; }

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 #c217b4 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #c217b4 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 #c217b4 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 #c217b4 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 #c217b4 are worked out. 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.