Orchid

#d85cef

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

This is Orchid, a vivid pink at 291 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 #d85cef, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#d85cef

RGB216, 92, 239

HSL291, 82%, 65%

HSV291, 62%, 94%

CMYK10%, 62%, 0%, 6%

Lab60.32, 68.43, -52.3

XYZ47.73, 28.49, 84.64

Decimal14179567

Web safe#cc66ff

Pantone252 C

Shades of orchid

#d141ec #cb25ea #bc16db #a513c0 #8d10a5 #760d89 #5e0b6e #470853 #2f0537 #18031c

Tints of orchid

#dc6bf0 #df79f2 #e388f3 #e697f5 #eaa5f6 #edb4f8 #f1c3f9 #f4d1fb #f8e0fc #fbeffd

Colors that go with orchid

Complementary#73ef5c Analogous#8e5cef Analogous#ef5cbd Triadic#efd85c Triadic#5cefd8 Split complementary#bdef5c Split complementary#5cef8e

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 10, 62, 0, 6.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #d85cef on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

10 62 0 6

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

13 61 4 12

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 #d85cef straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #d85cef; }
.text { color: #d85cef; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d85cef; }

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 #d85cef against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #d85cef 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 #d85cef 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 #d85cef 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 #d85cef is computed, not guessed. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. Two cmyk builds are shown because coated and uncoated papers behave differently, uncoated soaks up ink and needs more of it to hit the same target. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.