Orchid

#c970db

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

Orchid sits in the pink band, mid and strong. Pinks like this read soft and contemporary. It works with sage and olive for balance, or with cream for a gentle palette.

Orchid color values

Every conversion for #c970db, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#c970db

RGB201, 112, 219

HSL290, 60%, 65%

HSV290, 49%, 86%

CMYK8%, 49%, 0%, 14%

Lab60.89, 51.43, -40.37

XYZ42.67, 29.12, 70.39

Decimal13201627

Web safe#cc66cc

Pantone252 C

Shades of orchid

#c058d5 #b740cf #a830c0 #932aa8 #7e2490 #691e78 #541860 #3f1248 #2a0c30 #150618

Tints of orchid

#ce7dde #d38ae1 #d897e5 #dca3e8 #e1b0eb #e6bdee #ebcaf2 #f0d7f5 #f5e4f8 #faf1fb

Colors that go with orchid

Complementary#82db70 Analogous#9370db Analogous#db70b8 Triadic#dbc970 Triadic#70dbc9 Split complementary#b8db70 Split complementary#70db93

Orchid in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 8, 49, 0, 14.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #c970db on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

8 49 0 14

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

11 49 4 20

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 read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Orchid in css

Copy #c970db straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #c970db; }
.text { color: #c970db; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c970db; }

How orchid looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Orchid and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #c970db against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #c970db against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through our contrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Orchid on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #c970db sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around orchid? Pull matching colors from any photo with the color palette generator, or check a design for print with the rgb to cmyk converter.

Turn orchid into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #c970db 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 orchid, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

The figures for #c970db 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.