Dark orchid

#bb0ce2

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 #bb0ce2, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#bb0ce2

RGB187, 12, 226

HSL289, 90%, 47%

HSV289, 95%, 89%

CMYK17%, 95%, 0%, 11%

Lab47.39, 82.93, -65.98

XYZ34.35, 16.32, 73.29

Decimal12258530

Web safe#cc00cc

Pantone2582 C

Shades of dark orchid

#ab0bce #9a0abb #8a09a7 #7a0893 #6a0780 #59066c #490558 #390444 #280331 #18021d

Tints of dark orchid

#ca15f3 #d02df4 #d545f5 #da5df6 #e075f8 #e58ef9 #eba6fa #f0befc #f6d6fd #fbeefe

Colors that go with dark orchid

Complementary#33e20c Analogous#500ce2 Analogous#e20c9e Triadic#e2bb0c Triadic#0ce2bb Split complementary#9ee20c Split complementary#0ce250

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 17, 95, 0, 11.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #bb0ce2 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

17 95 0 11

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

20 91 4 17

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 #bb0ce2 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #bb0ce2; }
.text { color: #bb0ce2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bb0ce2; }

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 #bb0ce2 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #bb0ce2 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 #bb0ce2 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 #bb0ce2 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 #bb0ce2 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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.