Orchid

#db6ffa

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

This is Orchid, a vivid purple at 287 degrees. 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 #db6ffa, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#db6ffa
RGB219, 111, 250
HSL287, 93%, 71%
HSV287, 56%, 98%
CMYK12%, 56%, 0%, 2%
Lab64.43, 62.67, -51.85
XYZ52.15, 33.33, 94.13
Decimal14381050
Web safe#cc66ff
Pantone252 C
Pantone252 CHex#db6ffaRgb219 111 250Cmyk12 56 0 2Lab64 63 -52Darker#a507d3Deep#ca2af8Lighter#eab8f9

Shades of orchid

Tints of orchid

Colors that go with orchid

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, 2.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #db6ffa on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
12 56 0 2
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
15 56 4 8
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 #db6ffa straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #db6ffa; }
.text { color: #db6ffa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #db6ffa; }

How orchid looks on light and dark

Orchid and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #db6ffa against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
2.74:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
7.67:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #db6ffa 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 #db6ffa sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Your nameFounderhello@brand.comBusiness 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 #db6ffa and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from orchid, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

The figures for #db6ffa 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.