Orchid

#d461ec

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

This is Orchid, a strong pink at 290 degrees. 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 #d461ec, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#d461ec

RGB212, 97, 236

HSL290, 79%, 65%

HSV290, 59%, 93%

CMYK10%, 59%, 0%, 7%

Lab60.43, 64.73, -50.5

XYZ46.57, 28.6, 82.42

Decimal13918700

Web safe#cc66ff

Pantone252 C

Shades of orchid

#cd46e9 #c52be6 #b71ad8 #a117bd #8a14a2 #731087 #5c0d6c #450a51 #2e0736 #17031b

Tints of orchid

#d86fee #dc7def #e08cf1 #e39af3 #e7a8f5 #ebb6f6 #efc4f8 #f3d3fa #f7e1fb #fbeffd

Colors that go with orchid

Complementary#79ec61 Analogous#8f61ec Analogous#ec61be Triadic#ecd461 Triadic#61ecd4 Split complementary#bfec61 Split complementary#61ec8e

Orchid in print

It is saturated enough that the cmyk build can shift slightly from screen to press, so proof it. The cmyk build is 10, 59, 0, 7.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #d461ec on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

10 59 0 7

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

13 58 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 read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Orchid in css

Copy #d461ec straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #d461ec; }
.text { color: #d461ec; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d461ec; }

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 #d461ec against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #d461ec 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 #d461ec 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 #d461ec 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 #d461ec are worked out. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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.