Orchid

#d96df6

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

Orchid falls in the purple range, light and vivid. Purples like this signal creativity and a premium feel. Pair it with warm yellows for contrast, or with charcoal for a moody scheme.

Orchid color values

Every conversion for #d96df6, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#d96df6

RGB217, 109, 246

HSL287, 88%, 70%

HSV287, 56%, 96%

CMYK12%, 56%, 0%, 4%

Lab63.63, 62.34, -50.94

XYZ50.72, 32.34, 90.76

Decimal14249462

Web safe#cc66ff

Pantone252 C

Shades of orchid

#d14ef4 #c930f2 #c111f0 #aa0dd4 #920bb6 #790997 #610778 #48065a #30043b #17021d

Tints of orchid

#dc7af7 #e087f8 #e394f8 #e6a1f9 #eaaefa #edbbfb #f1c7fc #f4d4fc #f7e1fd #fbeefe

Colors that go with orchid

Complementary#8af66d Analogous#946df6 Analogous#f66dcf Triadic#f6d96d Triadic#6df6d9 Split complementary#cff66d Split complementary#6df694

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 12, 56, 0, 4.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #d96df6 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

12 56 0 4

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

15 56 4 10

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 #d96df6 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #d96df6; }
.text { color: #d96df6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d96df6; }

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 #d96df6 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #d96df6 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 #d96df6 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 #d96df6 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

The figures for #d96df6 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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.