Dark orchid

#8d4dcd

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

Dark orchid is a mid purple with a grounded cast. 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 #8d4dcd, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#8d4dcd

RGB141, 77, 205

HSL270, 56%, 55%

HSV270, 62%, 80%

CMYK31%, 62%, 0%, 20%

Lab46.15, 51.01, -56.29

XYZ24.66, 15.38, 59.43

Decimal9260493

Web safe#9966cc

Pantone2665 C

Shades of dark orchid

#8039c7 #7433b5 #672da1 #5b288e #4e227a #421d66 #351753 #28123f #1c0c2c #0f0718

Tints of dark orchid

#985dd2 #a26ed6 #ad7edb #b78fdf #c29fe4 #ccafe9 #d7c0ed #e1d0f2 #ece1f6 #f6f1fb

Colors that go with dark orchid

Complementary#8dcd4d Analogous#4d4dcd Analogous#cd4dcd Triadic#cd8d4d Triadic#4dcd8d Split complementary#cdcd4d Split complementary#4dcd4d

Dark orchid in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 31, 62, 0, 20.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #8d4dcd on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

31 62 0 20

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

33 61 4 26

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 #8d4dcd straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #8d4dcd; }
.text { color: #8d4dcd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8d4dcd; }

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 #8d4dcd against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #8d4dcd 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 #8d4dcd 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 #8d4dcd 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 #8d4dcd are worked out. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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.