Orchid

#ec7ad1

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

Orchid sits in the pink band, light and strong. Light pinks like this suit beauty, baby and lifestyle work. Deep greens and teals opposite it give contrast and warm neutrals keep it soft.

Orchid color values

Every conversion for #ec7ad1, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#ec7ad1
RGB236, 122, 209
HSL314, 75%, 70%
HSV314, 48%, 93%
CMYK0%, 48%, 11%, 7%
Lab66.79, 54.84, -25.26
XYZ53.06, 36.36, 64.54
Decimal15497937
Web safe#ff66cc
Pantone245 C
Pantone245 CHex#ec7ad1Rgb236 122 209Cmyk0 48 11 7Lab67 55 -25Darker#bc1b96Deep#e33cbbLighter#f2bbe5

Shades of orchid

Tints of orchid

Colors that go with orchid

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, 48, 11, 7.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #ec7ad1 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 48 11 7
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 48 14 13
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 #ec7ad1 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #ec7ad1; }
.text { color: #ec7ad1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ec7ad1; }

How orchid looks on light and dark

Orchid and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #ec7ad1 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
2.54:1
AAfail · AA largefail · AAAfail
Textblack text on this color
8.27:1
AApass · AA largepass · AAApass

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #ec7ad1 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 #ec7ad1 sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Your nameFounderhello@brand.comBusiness 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 #ec7ad1 and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

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 #ec7ad1 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. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.