Orchid

#e953bf

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

Orchid is a mid pink, balanced 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 #e953bf, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#e953bf

RGB233, 83, 191

HSL317, 77%, 62%

HSV317, 64%, 91%

CMYK0%, 64%, 18%, 9%

Lab59.23, 68.61, -26.76

XYZ46.1, 27.27, 52.12

Decimal15291327

Web safe#ff66cc

Pantone238 C

Shades of orchid

#e63ab6 #e320ac #cc1a9a #b31787 #9a1474 #801061 #670d4e #4e0a3b #340728 #1b0315

Tints of orchid

#eb63c5 #ed72cb #ef82d0 #f191d6 #f3a1dc #f5b1e2 #f7c0e8 #f9d0ed #fbe0f3 #fdeff9

Colors that go with orchid

Complementary#53e97d Analogous#c853e9 Analogous#e95374 Triadic#bfe953 Triadic#53bfe9 Split complementary#74e953 Split complementary#53e9c8

Orchid in print

The saturation is high, which is where rgb and cmyk drift apart, so a printed proof is worth it. The cmyk build is 0, 64, 18, 9.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #e953bf on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 64 18 9

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 63 21 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 #e953bf straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #e953bf; }
.text { color: #e953bf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e953bf; }

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 #e953bf against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #e953bf 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 #e953bf 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 #e953bf 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 #e953bf are worked out. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.