Orchid

#cd70af

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

This is Orchid, a soft pink at 319 degrees. Pinks like this read soft and contemporary. Deep greens and teals opposite it give contrast and warm neutrals keep it soft.

Orchid color values

Every conversion for #cd70af, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#cd70af

RGB205, 112, 175

HSL319, 48%, 62%

HSV319, 45%, 80%

CMYK0%, 45%, 15%, 20%

Lab59.58, 44.83, -17.39

XYZ38.71, 27.66, 43.86

Decimal13463727

Web safe#cc6699

Pantone674 C

Shades of orchid

#c65ba3 #be4697 #ab3c87 #963477 #812d66 #6c2655 #561e44 #411733 #2c0f23 #170812

Tints of orchid

#d27db6 #d68abe #db97c5 #dfa4cc #e4b1d3 #e8bedb #edcbe2 #f1d8e9 #f6e5f0 #faf2f8

Colors that go with orchid

Complementary#70cd8e Analogous#bd70cd Analogous#cd7080 Triadic#afcd70 Triadic#70afcd Split complementary#80cd70 Split complementary#70cdbd

Orchid in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 0, 45, 15, 20.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #cd70af on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 45 15 20

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 45 18 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 #cd70af straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #cd70af; }
.text { color: #cd70af; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cd70af; }

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 #cd70af against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #cd70af 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 #cd70af 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 #cd70af 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 #cd70af is computed, not guessed. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.