Dark orchid

#9c39ad

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

Dark orchid is a mid pink, balanced and easy to pair. 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 #9c39ad, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#9c39ad

RGB156, 57, 173

HSL291, 50%, 45%

HSV291, 67%, 68%

CMYK10%, 67%, 0%, 32%

Lab42.78, 56.93, -42.9

XYZ22.72, 13.01, 40.85

Decimal10238381

Web safe#993399

Pantone2587 C

Shades of dark orchid

#8e349e #812f8f #732a80 #662571 #582062 #4b1b53 #3d1644 #301135 #220d26 #150817

Tints of dark orchid

#ad40c0 #b654c7 #be68cd #c77bd4 #cf8fda #d8a3e1 #e0b6e7 #e8caee #f1def4 #f9f2fb

Colors that go with dark orchid

Complementary#4aad39 Analogous#6239ad Analogous#ad3984 Triadic#ad9c39 Triadic#39ad9c Split complementary#84ad39 Split complementary#39ad62

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 10, 67, 0, 32.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #9c39ad on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

10 67 0 32

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

13 66 4 38

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 #9c39ad straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #9c39ad; }
.text { color: #9c39ad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9c39ad; }

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 #9c39ad against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #9c39ad 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 #9c39ad 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 #9c39ad 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

The figures for #9c39ad come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. 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.