Orchid

#e442b9

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

Orchid sits in the pink band, mid and strong. 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 #e442b9, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#e442b9

RGB228, 66, 185

HSL316, 75%, 58%

HSV316, 71%, 89%

CMYK0%, 71%, 19%, 11%

Lab55.98, 72.68, -28.38

XYZ42.7, 23.89, 48.26

Decimal14959289

Web safe#cc33cc

Pantone238 C

Shades of orchid

#e12bb0 #d31ea3 #bc1b91 #a51880 #8e146e #77115c #600e4a #490a38 #320726 #1b0415

Tints of orchid

#e653bf #e965c6 #eb76cc #ee87d3 #f099d9 #f3aae0 #f5bbe6 #f8cdec #fadef3 #fdeff9

Colors that go with orchid

Complementary#42e46d Analogous#be42e4 Analogous#e44268 Triadic#b9e442 Triadic#42b9e4 Split complementary#68e442 Split complementary#42e4be

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 0, 71, 19, 11.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #e442b9 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 71 19 11

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 69 21 17

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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Orchid in css

Copy #e442b9 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #e442b9; }
.text { color: #e442b9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e442b9; }

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 #e442b9 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #e442b9 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Orchid on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #e442b9 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 thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn orchid into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #e442b9 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 #e442b9 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.