Dark orchid

#ab3faa

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 #ab3faa, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#ab3faa

RGB171, 63, 170

HSL301, 46%, 46%

HSV301, 63%, 67%

CMYK0%, 63%, 1%, 33%

Lab45.79, 57.51, -36.21

XYZ25.83, 15.12, 39.59

Decimal11222954

Web safe#993399

Pantone2582 C

Shades of dark orchid

#9c3a9b #8d348c #7e2f7e #70296f #612460 #521e51 #431943 #341334 #250e25 #160816

Tints of dark orchid

#bc48bb #c35bc2 #ca6ec9 #d081d0 #d794d7 #dea6de #e5b9e5 #ecccec #f3dff3 #faf2fa

Colors that go with dark orchid

Complementary#3fab40 Analogous#763fab Analogous#ab3f74 Triadic#aaab3f Triadic#3faaab Split complementary#74ab3f Split complementary#3fab76

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 0, 63, 1, 33.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #ab3faa on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 63 1 33

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 62 5 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 #ab3faa straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #ab3faa; }
.text { color: #ab3faa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ab3faa; }

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 #ab3faa against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #ab3faa 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 #ab3faa 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 #ab3faa 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

Every value on this page for #ab3faa is computed, not guessed. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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.