Orchid

#cd6fb4

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 soft. 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 #cd6fb4, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#cd6fb4

RGB205, 111, 180

HSL316, 48%, 62%

HSV316, 46%, 80%

CMYK0%, 46%, 12%, 20%

Lab59.57, 46.15, -20.28

XYZ39.1, 27.64, 46.45

Decimal13463476

Web safe#cc66cc

Pantone252 C

Shades of orchid

#c65aa9 #be459e #ab3b8d #96347c #812d6a #6b2559 #561e47 #411736 #2c0f24 #170813

Tints of orchid

#d27cbb #d689c2 #db96c8 #dfa3cf #e4b0d6 #e8bddd #edcbe4 #f1d8ea #f6e5f1 #faf2f8

Colors that go with orchid

Complementary#6fcd88 Analogous#b76fcd Analogous#cd6f85 Triadic#b4cd6f Triadic#6fb4cd Split complementary#85cd6f Split complementary#6fcdb7

Orchid in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 46, 12, 20.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #cd6fb4 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 46 12 20

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 46 15 26

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 #cd6fb4 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #cd6fb4; }
.text { color: #cd6fb4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cd6fb4; }

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 #cd6fb4 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #cd6fb4 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 #cd6fb4 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 #cd6fb4 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

Every value on this page for #cd6fb4 is computed, not guessed. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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.