Orchid

#ff4dcd

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. It works with sage and olive for balance, or with cream for a gentle palette.

Orchid color values

Every conversion for #ff4dcd, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#ff4dcd
RGB255, 77, 205
HSL317, 100%, 65%
HSV317, 70%, 100%
CMYK0%, 70%, 20%, 0%
Lab62.49, 78.13, -29.41
XYZ54.91, 30.98, 60.84
Decimal16731597
Web safe#ff66cc
Pantone2375 C
Pantone2375 CHex#ff4dcdRgb255 77 205Cmyk0 70 20 0Lab62 78 -29Darker#bd0088Deep#ff06b9Lighter#fa9adf

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, 70, 20, 0.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #ff4dcd on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 70 20 0
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 68 22 6
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 #ff4dcd straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #ff4dcd; }
.text { color: #ff4dcd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ff4dcd; }

How orchid looks on light and dark

Orchid and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #ff4dcd against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
2.92:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
7.20:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #ff4dcd 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 #ff4dcd 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 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 #ff4dcd 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

Every value on this page for #ff4dcd 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.