Orchid

#cd74ee

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

This is Orchid, a strong purple at 284 degrees. 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.

Orchid color values

Every conversion for #cd74ee, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#cd74ee

RGB205, 116, 238

HSL284, 78%, 69%

HSV284, 51%, 93%

CMYK14%, 51%, 0%, 7%

Lab63.05, 54.26, -47.53

XYZ46.85, 31.64, 84.53

Decimal13464814

Web safe#cc66ff

Pantone2572 C

Shades of orchid

#c357ea #b83ae7 #ae1ee3 #9918c8 #8315ab #6d118f #570e72 #410a55 #2b0738 #15031b

Tints of orchid

#d180f0 #d68df1 #da99f3 #dfa5f4 #e3b2f6 #e8bef7 #eccaf9 #f0d6fa #f5e3fc #f9effd

Colors that go with orchid

Complementary#95ee74 Analogous#9074ee Analogous#ee74d2 Triadic#eecd74 Triadic#74eecd Split complementary#d2ee74 Split complementary#74ee90

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 14, 51, 0, 7.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #cd74ee on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

14 51 0 7

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

17 51 4 13

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.

Orchid in css

Copy #cd74ee straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #cd74ee; }
.text { color: #cd74ee; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cd74ee; }

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 #cd74ee against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #cd74ee against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Orchid on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #cd74ee 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 thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn orchid into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #cd74ee 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 #cd74ee 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. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.