Orchid

#d97bcd

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

Orchid sits in the pink band, mid and strong. 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 #d97bcd, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#d97bcd

RGB217, 123, 205

HSL308, 55%, 67%

HSV308, 43%, 85%

CMYK0%, 43%, 6%, 15%

Lab64.42, 47.94, -26.87

XYZ46.72, 33.33, 61.73

Decimal14253005

Web safe#cc66cc

Pantone245 C

Shades of orchid

#d263c4 #cb4bbb #c037ae #a83099 #902983 #78236d #601c57 #481541 #300e2b #180716

Tints of orchid

#dc87d1 #e093d6 #e39eda #e7aadf #eab6e3 #edc2e8 #f1ceec #f4daf1 #f8e5f5 #fbf1fa

Colors that go with orchid

Complementary#7bd987 Analogous#b67bd9 Analogous#d97b9e Triadic#cdd97b Triadic#7bcdd9 Split complementary#9ed97b Split complementary#7bd9b6

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 0, 43, 6, 15.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #d97bcd on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 43 6 15

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 44 10 21

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 #d97bcd straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #d97bcd; }
.text { color: #d97bcd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d97bcd; }

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 #d97bcd against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #d97bcd 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 #d97bcd 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 #d97bcd 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 #d97bcd 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.