Orchid

#ce74db

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

Orchid is a mid pink, grounded and easy to pair. 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 #ce74db, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#ce74db

RGB206, 116, 219

HSL292, 59%, 66%

HSV292, 47%, 86%

CMYK6%, 47%, 0%, 14%

Lab62.28, 50.81, -38.15

XYZ44.49, 30.73, 70.6

Decimal13530331

Web safe#cc66cc

Pantone252 C

Shades of orchid

#c55cd5 #bd44ce #af32c2 #9a2ca9 #842691 #6e1f79 #581961 #421349 #2c0d30 #160618

Tints of orchid

#d280de #d78de1 #db99e5 #e0a6e8 #e4b2eb #e8bfee #edcbf2 #f1d8f5 #f6e4f8 #faf1fb

Colors that go with orchid

Complementary#81db74 Analogous#9b74db Analogous#db74b4 Triadic#dbce74 Triadic#74dbce Split complementary#b4db74 Split complementary#74db9b

Orchid in print

The cmyk build is well inside gamut, so what you see on screen is close to what prints. The cmyk build is 6, 47, 0, 14.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #ce74db on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

6 47 0 14

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

10 47 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 #ce74db straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #ce74db; }
.text { color: #ce74db; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ce74db; }

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 #ce74db against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #ce74db 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 #ce74db 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 #ce74db 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 #ce74db is computed, not guessed. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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.