Dark orchid

#8d3cd0

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

Dark orchid falls in the purple range, mid and strong. A mid purple this rich reads creative and a little premium. Pair it with warm yellows for contrast, or with charcoal for a moody scheme.

Dark orchid color values

Every conversion for #8d3cd0, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#8d3cd0

RGB141, 60, 208

HSL273, 61%, 53%

HSV273, 71%, 82%

CMYK32%, 71%, 0%, 18%

Lab43.43, 59.8, -62.41

XYZ23.99, 13.45, 61.01

Decimal9256144

Web safe#9933cc

Pantone2665 C

Shades of dark orchid

#812fc5 #752bb2 #68269f #5c228b #4f1d78 #421865 #361452 #290f3f #1d0b2c #100619

Tints of dark orchid

#984ed4 #a260d9 #ad72dd #b784e1 #c296e6 #cca8ea #d7baee #e1ccf3 #ecdff7 #f7f1fc

Colors that go with dark orchid

Complementary#7fd03c Analogous#433cd0 Analogous#d03cc9 Triadic#d08d3c Triadic#3cd08d Split complementary#c9d03c Split complementary#3cd043

Dark orchid in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 32, 71, 0, 18.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #8d3cd0 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

32 71 0 18

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

33 69 4 24

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 #8d3cd0 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #8d3cd0; }
.text { color: #8d3cd0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8d3cd0; }

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 #8d3cd0 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #8d3cd0 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 #8d3cd0 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 #8d3cd0 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 #8d3cd0 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. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.