Dark orchid

#7d3e9d

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

Dark orchid is a deep purple with a serious cast. Deep purples like this carry luxury and craft. Pair it with warm yellows for contrast, or with charcoal for a moody scheme.

Dark orchid color values

Every conversion for #7d3e9d, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#7d3e9d

RGB125, 62, 157

HSL280, 43%, 43%

HSV280, 61%, 62%

CMYK20%, 61%, 0%, 38%

Lab38.27, 43.68, -40.8

XYZ16.27, 10.24, 33.02

Decimal8208029

Web safe#663399

Pantone2587 C

Shades of dark orchid

#72398f #673382 #5d2e74 #522967 #472359 #3c1e4c #32193e #271331 #1c0e23 #110916

Tints of dark orchid

#8d46b1 #9a56bc #a569c4 #b17dcc #bd90d3 #c8a4db #d4b7e3 #e0cbea #ecdff2 #f7f2fa

Colors that go with dark orchid

Complementary#5e9d3e Analogous#4e3e9d Analogous#9d3e8e Triadic#9d7d3e Triadic#3e9d7d Split complementary#8e9d3e Split complementary#3e9d4e

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 20, 61, 0, 38.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #7d3e9d on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

20 61 0 38

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

22 60 4 44

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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Dark orchid in css

Copy #7d3e9d straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #7d3e9d; }
.text { color: #7d3e9d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7d3e9d; }

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 #7d3e9d against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #7d3e9d against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Dark orchid on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #7d3e9d 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 thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn dark orchid into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #7d3e9d 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 #7d3e9d are worked out. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.