Dark orchid

#8d4eab

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

This is Dark orchid, a soft purple at 281 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 #8d4eab, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#8d4eab

RGB141, 78, 171

HSL281, 37%, 49%

HSV281, 54%, 67%

CMYK18%, 54%, 0%, 33%

Lab44.31, 42.61, -39.42

XYZ21.06, 14.05, 40.13

Decimal9260715

Web safe#996699

Pantone2587 C

Shades of dark orchid

#81479c #74408d #68397e #5c336f #4f2c60 #432551 #361e42 #2a1733 #1e1024 #110a15

Tints of dark orchid

#985cb5 #a36dbc #ad7ec4 #b88fcc #c39fd3 #cdb0db #d8c1e3 #e2d1ea #ede2f2 #f7f3f9

Colors that go with dark orchid

Complementary#6cab4e Analogous#5f4eab Analogous#ab4e9a Triadic#ab8d4e Triadic#4eab8d Split complementary#9aab4e Split complementary#4eab5f

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 18, 54, 0, 33.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #8d4eab on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

18 54 0 33

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

21 54 4 39

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 #8d4eab straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #8d4eab; }
.text { color: #8d4eab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8d4eab; }

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 #8d4eab against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #8d4eab 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 #8d4eab 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 #8d4eab 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 #8d4eab 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.