Orchid

#de5cb5

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

This is Orchid, a strong pink at 319 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 #de5cb5, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#de5cb5

RGB222, 92, 181

HSL319, 66%, 62%

HSV319, 59%, 87%

CMYK0%, 59%, 18%, 13%

Lab58.53, 60.48, -22.23

XYZ42.29, 26.52, 46.61

Decimal14572725

Web safe#cc66cc

Pantone238 C

Shades of orchid

#d944aa #d42da0 #be278f #a7227d #8f1d6b #78185a #601348 #490f36 #310a25 #190513

Tints of orchid

#e16bbc #e47ac2 #e788c9 #ea97d0 #eda6d7 #f0b5dd #f3c4e4 #f6d3eb #f9e1f2 #fcf0f8

Colors that go with orchid

Complementary#5cde85 Analogous#c65cde Analogous#de5c74 Triadic#b5de5c Triadic#5cb5de Split complementary#74de5c Split complementary#5cdec6

Orchid in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 59, 18, 13.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #de5cb5 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 59 18 13

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 58 21 19

The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color converts to cmyk comfortably and should hold on press.

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 #de5cb5 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #de5cb5; }
.text { color: #de5cb5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #de5cb5; }

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 #de5cb5 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #de5cb5 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 #de5cb5 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 thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn orchid into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #de5cb5 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 #de5cb5 are worked out. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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.