Orchid

#e755c5

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 314 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 #e755c5, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#e755c5

RGB231, 85, 197

HSL314, 75%, 62%

HSV314, 63%, 91%

CMYK0%, 63%, 15%, 9%

Lab59.45, 68.15, -29.86

XYZ46.28, 27.52, 55.7

Decimal15160773

Web safe#ff66cc

Pantone252 C

Shades of orchid

#e33cbc #e023b4 #ca1da2 #b1198d #981579 #7f1265 #660e51 #4d0b3d #340729 #1b0415

Tints of orchid

#e964ca #eb74d0 #ee83d5 #f093da #f2a2df #f4b2e5 #f6c1ea #f8d0ef #fbe0f4 #fdeffa

Colors that go with orchid

Complementary#55e777 Analogous#c055e7 Analogous#e7557c Triadic#c5e755 Triadic#55c5e7 Split complementary#7ce755 Split complementary#55e7c0

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 0, 63, 15, 9.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #e755c5 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 63 15 9

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 62 18 15

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 #e755c5 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #e755c5; }
.text { color: #e755c5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e755c5; }

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 #e755c5 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #e755c5 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 #e755c5 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 #e755c5 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 #e755c5 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. Two cmyk builds are shown because coated and uncoated papers behave differently, uncoated soaks up ink and needs more of it to hit the same target. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.