Orchid

#e155cd

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

Orchid is a mid pink, confident and easy to pair. Pinks like this read soft and contemporary. Deep greens and teals opposite it give contrast and warm neutrals keep it soft.

Orchid color values

Every conversion for #e155cd, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#e155cd

RGB225, 85, 205

HSL309, 70%, 61%

HSV309, 62%, 88%

CMYK0%, 62%, 9%, 12%

Lab58.89, 67.8, -35.35

XYZ45.32, 26.91, 60.56

Decimal14767565

Web safe#cc66cc

Pantone252 C

Shades of orchid

#dd3dc6 #d826bf #c022aa #a91e95 #911a80 #79156b #611156 #4a0d41 #32092c #1a0517

Tints of orchid

#e464d2 #e674d6 #e983db #ec93df #efa2e4 #f1b2e8 #f4c1ed #f7d1f1 #fae0f6 #fcf0fb

Colors that go with orchid

Complementary#55e169 Analogous#af55e1 Analogous#e15587 Triadic#cde155 Triadic#55cde1 Split complementary#87e155 Split complementary#55e1af

Orchid in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 0, 62, 9, 12.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #e155cd on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 62 9 12

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 61 12 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 #e155cd straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #e155cd; }
.text { color: #e155cd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e155cd; }

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 #e155cd against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #e155cd 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 #e155cd 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 #e155cd 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 #e155cd is computed, not guessed. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.