Orchid

#e44ec4

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 313 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 #e44ec4, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#e44ec4

RGB228, 78, 196

HSL313, 74%, 60%

HSV313, 66%, 89%

CMYK0%, 66%, 14%, 11%

Lab57.97, 69.95, -31.63

XYZ44.68, 25.93, 54.87

Decimal14962372

Web safe#cc66cc

Pantone238 C

Shades of orchid

#e036bc #da21b2 #c21e9f #aa1a8b #921678 #7a1364 #620f50 #4a0b3d #320829 #1b0416

Tints of orchid

#e65ec9 #e96ecf #eb7ed4 #ee8fda #f09fdf #f3afe4 #f5bfea #f8cfef #fadff4 #fdf0fa

Colors that go with orchid

Complementary#4ee46e Analogous#b94ee4 Analogous#e44e79 Triadic#c4e44e Triadic#4ec4e4 Split complementary#79e44e Split complementary#4ee4b9

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, 66, 14, 11.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #e44ec4 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 66 14 11

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 65 17 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 read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Orchid in css

Copy #e44ec4 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #e44ec4; }
.text { color: #e44ec4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e44ec4; }

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 #e44ec4 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #e44ec4 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 #e44ec4 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 #e44ec4 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

The figures for #e44ec4 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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.