Orchid

#d979eb

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 291 degrees. Light pinks like this suit beauty, baby and lifestyle work. It works with sage and olive for balance, or with cream for a gentle palette.

Orchid color values

Every conversion for #d979eb, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#d979eb

RGB217, 121, 235

HSL291, 74%, 70%

HSV291, 49%, 92%

CMYK8%, 49%, 0%, 8%

Lab65.3, 54.41, -42.22

XYZ50.45, 34.42, 82.58

Decimal14252523

Web safe#cc66ff

Pantone2572 C

Shades of orchid

#d15de7 #c940e3 #c124de #aa1dc5 #9219a8 #79158c #611170 #480c53 #300837 #17041b

Tints of orchid

#dc85ed #e091ef #e39df0 #e6a8f2 #eab4f4 #edc0f6 #f1ccf7 #f4d8f9 #f7e4fb #fbeffd

Colors that go with orchid

Complementary#8beb79 Analogous#a079eb Analogous#eb79c4 Triadic#ebd979 Triadic#79ebd9 Split complementary#c4eb79 Split complementary#79eba0

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 8, 49, 0, 8.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #d979eb on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

8 49 0 8

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

11 49 4 14

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 #d979eb straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #d979eb; }
.text { color: #d979eb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d979eb; }

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 #d979eb against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #d979eb 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 #d979eb 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 #d979eb 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 #d979eb 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.