Orchid

#fb5aed

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

This is Orchid, a vivid pink at 305 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 #fb5aed, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#fb5aed

RGB251, 90, 237

HSL305, 95%, 67%

HSV305, 64%, 98%

CMYK0%, 64%, 6%, 2%

Lab64.91, 77.1, -43.62

XYZ58.73, 33.94, 83.58

Decimal16472813

Web safe#ff66ff

Pantone252 C

Shades of orchid

#fa3cea #fa1de6 #f206dd #d405c2 #b504a6 #97048a #79036f #5a0253 #3c0137 #1e011b

Tints of orchid

#fb69ef #fc78f0 #fc86f2 #fc95f3 #fda4f5 #fdb3f7 #fec1f8 #fed0fa #fedffb #ffeefd

Colors that go with orchid

Complementary#5afb68 Analogous#b95afb Analogous#fb5a9c Triadic#edfb5a Triadic#5aedfb Split complementary#9cfb5a Split complementary#5afbb9

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, 64, 6, 2.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #fb5aed on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 64 6 2

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 63 10 8

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 #fb5aed straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #fb5aed; }
.text { color: #fb5aed; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fb5aed; }

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 #fb5aed against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #fb5aed 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 #fb5aed 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 #fb5aed 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

Every value on this page for #fb5aed is computed, not guessed. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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.