Orchid

#dd61cc

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

Orchid is a mid pink, grounded and easy to pair. 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 #dd61cc, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#dd61cc

RGB221, 97, 204

HSL308, 65%, 62%

HSV308, 56%, 87%

CMYK0%, 56%, 8%, 13%

Lab60.14, 61.48, -32.88

XYZ44.99, 28.28, 60.21

Decimal14508492

Web safe#cc66cc

Pantone252 C

Shades of orchid

#d849c4 #d332bd #bf29aa #a72495 #8f1f80 #781a6b #601556 #481041 #310b2c #190516

Tints of orchid

#e06fd1 #e37ed5 #e68cda #e99adf #eca9e3 #f0b7e8 #f3c5ec #f6d4f1 #f9e2f6 #fcf0fa

Colors that go with orchid

Complementary#61dd72 Analogous#b061dd Analogous#dd618e Triadic#ccdd61 Triadic#61ccdd Split complementary#8edd61 Split complementary#61ddb0

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, 56, 8, 13.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #dd61cc on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 56 8 13

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 56 11 19

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 #dd61cc straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #dd61cc; }
.text { color: #dd61cc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dd61cc; }

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 #dd61cc against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #dd61cc 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 #dd61cc 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 #dd61cc 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

Here is how the numbers for #dd61cc are worked out. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.