Orchid

#dd6dff

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

Orchid is a light purple with a soft cast. Purples like this signal creativity and a premium feel. Yellow greens across the wheel wake it up and soft greys let it stay refined.

Orchid color values

Every conversion for #dd6dff, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#dd6dff

RGB221, 109, 255

HSL286, 100%, 71%

HSV286, 57%, 100%

CMYK13%, 57%, 0%, 0%

Lab64.59, 65.06, -54.33

XYZ53.34, 33.53, 98.27

Decimal14511615

Web safe#cc66ff

Pantone252 C

Shades of orchid

#d54cff #cd2aff #c609ff #b100e7 #9700c5 #7e00a4 #640083 #4b0061 #310040 #17001f

Tints of orchid

#e07aff #e387ff #e693ff #e9a0ff #ecadff #efbaff #f2c7ff #f5d4ff #f8e0ff #fbedff

Colors that go with orchid

Complementary#8fff6d Analogous#946dff Analogous#ff6dd8 Triadic#ffdd6d Triadic#6dffdd Split complementary#d8ff6d Split complementary#6dff94

Orchid in print

It is saturated enough that the cmyk build can shift slightly from screen to press, so proof it. The cmyk build is 13, 57, 0, 0.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #dd6dff on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

13 57 0 0

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

16 56 4 6

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 #dd6dff straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #dd6dff; }
.text { color: #dd6dff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dd6dff; }

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 #dd6dff against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #dd6dff 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 #dd6dff 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 #dd6dff 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 #dd6dff are worked out. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. The uncoated cmyk build carries more ink than the coated one, which is what a printer would compensate for when the same color runs on a rougher stock. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.