Orchid

#cd6ff4

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

Orchid is a light purple with a open cast. Purples like this signal creativity and a premium feel. Pair it with warm yellows for contrast, or with charcoal for a moody scheme.

Orchid color values

Every conversion for #cd6ff4, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#cd6ff4

RGB205, 111, 244

HSL282, 86%, 70%

HSV282, 55%, 96%

CMYK16%, 55%, 0%, 4%

Lab62.41, 57.96, -51.86

XYZ47.19, 30.88, 89.06

Decimal13463540

Web safe#cc66ff

Pantone252 C

Shades of orchid

#c351f2 #b833ef #ae15ed #9910d1 #830eb3 #6d0b95 #570977 #410759 #2b043b #15021c

Tints of orchid

#d17cf5 #d688f6 #da95f7 #dfa2f8 #e3aff9 #e8bbfa #ecc8fb #f0d5fc #f5e2fd #f9eefe

Colors that go with orchid

Complementary#96f46f Analogous#8a6ff4 Analogous#f46fd8 Triadic#f4cd6f Triadic#6ff4cd Split complementary#d8f46f Split complementary#6ff48b

Orchid in print

A color this vivid sometimes sits just outside cmyk gamut, so expect a small dip in punch on paper. The cmyk build is 16, 55, 0, 4.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #cd6ff4 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

16 55 0 4

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

19 55 4 10

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

Orchid in css

Copy #cd6ff4 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #cd6ff4; }
.text { color: #cd6ff4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cd6ff4; }

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 #cd6ff4 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #cd6ff4 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 #cd6ff4 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 #cd6ff4 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

Here is how the numbers for #cd6ff4 are worked out. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. The uncoated cmyk build carries more ink than the coated one, which is what a printer would compensate for when the same color runs on a rougher stock. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.