Dark orchid

#b32af3

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 vivid. 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 #b32af3, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#b32af3

RGB179, 42, 243

HSL281, 89%, 56%

HSV281, 83%, 95%

CMYK26%, 83%, 0%, 5%

Lab49.14, 79.62, -72.8

XYZ35.6, 17.71, 86.34

Decimal11741939

Web safe#cc33ff

Pantone2582 C

Shades of dark orchid

#aa12f2 #9b0cde #8a0bc6 #790aad #680895 #58077d #470665 #36044d #250335 #14021d

Tints of dark orchid

#ba3ef4 #c151f5 #c865f6 #cf78f7 #d68cf9 #dda0fa #e4b3fb #ebc7fc #f2dafd #f9eefe

Colors that go with dark orchid

Complementary#6af32a Analogous#4e2af3 Analogous#f32acf Triadic#f3b32a Triadic#2af3b3 Split complementary#cff32a Split complementary#2af34f

Dark orchid in print

It is saturated enough that the cmyk build can shift slightly from screen to press, so proof it. The cmyk build is 26, 83, 0, 5.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #b32af3 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

26 83 0 5

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

28 80 4 11

The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color is saturated enough to sit near the edge of cmyk gamut, so expect a small drop in punch on paper and proof it before a long run.

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 #b32af3 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #b32af3; }
.text { color: #b32af3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b32af3; }

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 #b32af3 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #b32af3 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 #b32af3 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 #b32af3 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 #b32af3 is computed, not guessed. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.