Orchid

#e045c2

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 312 degrees. 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 #e045c2, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#e045c2

RGB224, 69, 194

HSL312, 71%, 57%

HSV312, 69%, 88%

CMYK0%, 69%, 13%, 12%

Lab56.09, 71.94, -33.46

XYZ42.61, 24.0, 53.43

Decimal14697922

Web safe#cc33cc

Pantone238 C

Shades of orchid

#dc2fbb #ce22ad #b81f9a #a11b87 #8b1774 #741361 #5e104f #470c3c #310829 #1a0416

Tints of orchid

#e356c8 #e667cd #e978d3 #eb89d8 #ee9ade #f1abe4 #f4bce9 #f7ceef #fadff4 #fcf0fa

Colors that go with orchid

Complementary#45e063 Analogous#b145e0 Analogous#e04574 Triadic#c2e045 Triadic#45c2e0 Split complementary#74e045 Split complementary#45e0b1

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, 69, 13, 12.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #e045c2 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 69 13 12

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 67 16 18

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 #e045c2 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #e045c2; }
.text { color: #e045c2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e045c2; }

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 #e045c2 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #e045c2 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 #e045c2 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 #e045c2 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 #e045c2 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.