Orchid

#e359ea

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. It works with sage and olive for balance, or with cream for a gentle palette.

Orchid color values

Every conversion for #e359ea, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#e359ea

RGB227, 89, 234

HSL297, 78%, 63%

HSV297, 62%, 92%

CMYK3%, 62%, 0%, 8%

Lab61.15, 71.37, -48.12

XYZ50.1, 29.42, 80.88

Decimal14899690

Web safe#cc66ff

Pantone252 C

Shades of orchid

#df3fe7 #da25e3 #c81ad1 #af17b7 #96149d #7d1183 #650d69 #4c0a4f #330735 #1a031b

Tints of orchid

#e668ec #e877ee #eb86f0 #ed95f2 #f0a4f3 #f2b3f5 #f5c2f7 #f7d1f9 #fae0fb #fceffd

Colors that go with orchid

Complementary#60ea59 Analogous#9a59ea Analogous#ea59a8 Triadic#eae359 Triadic#59eae3 Split complementary#a9ea59 Split complementary#59ea9a

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 3, 62, 0, 8.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #e359ea on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

3 62 0 8

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

7 61 4 14

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 #e359ea straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #e359ea; }
.text { color: #e359ea; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e359ea; }

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 #e359ea against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #e359ea 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 #e359ea 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 #e359ea 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 #e359ea are worked out. 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. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.