Orchid

#ef50cf

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 vivid. Pinks like this read soft and contemporary. Deep greens and teals opposite it give contrast and warm neutrals keep it soft.

Orchid color values

Every conversion for #ef50cf, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#ef50cf

RGB239, 80, 207

HSL312, 83%, 63%

HSV312, 67%, 94%

CMYK0%, 67%, 13%, 6%

Lab60.42, 73.49, -33.95

XYZ49.73, 28.59, 61.93

Decimal15683791

Web safe#ff66cc

Pantone252 C

Shades of orchid

#ed36c8 #ea1bc1 #d513ae #bb1198 #a00f83 #860c6d #6b0a58 #510742 #36052d #1c0317

Tints of orchid

#f060d3 #f270d8 #f380dc #f58fe0 #f69fe5 #f8afe9 #f9bfed #fbcff2 #fcdff6 #feeffb

Colors that go with orchid

Complementary#50ef70 Analogous#c050ef Analogous#ef507f Triadic#cfef50 Triadic#50cfef Split complementary#80ef50 Split complementary#50efc0

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, 67, 13, 6.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #ef50cf on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 67 13 6

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 66 16 12

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 #ef50cf straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #ef50cf; }
.text { color: #ef50cf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ef50cf; }

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 #ef50cf against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #ef50cf 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 #ef50cf 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 #ef50cf 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 #ef50cf come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. 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.