Orchid

#cd6ddd

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

Orchid is a mid pink, grounded and easy to pair. 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 #cd6ddd, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#cd6ddd

RGB205, 109, 221

HSL291, 62%, 65%

HSV291, 51%, 87%

CMYK7%, 51%, 0%, 13%

Lab60.9, 54.42, -41.43

XYZ43.7, 29.14, 71.73

Decimal13463005

Web safe#cc66cc

Pantone252 C

Shades of orchid

#c555d7 #bc3cd2 #ad2dc3 #9828ab #822292 #6d1c7a #571762 #411149 #2c0b31 #160619

Tints of orchid

#d27ae0 #d687e3 #db94e6 #dfa2e9 #e4afec #e8bcef #edc9f2 #f1d6f6 #f6e3f9 #faf1fc

Colors that go with orchid

Complementary#7ddd6d Analogous#956ddd Analogous#dd6db5 Triadic#ddcd6d Triadic#6dddcd Split complementary#b5dd6d Split complementary#6ddd95

Orchid in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 7, 51, 0, 13.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #cd6ddd on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

7 51 0 13

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

10 51 4 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 #cd6ddd straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #cd6ddd; }
.text { color: #cd6ddd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cd6ddd; }

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 #cd6ddd against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #cd6ddd 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 #cd6ddd 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 #cd6ddd 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 #cd6ddd is computed, not guessed. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. Two cmyk builds are shown because coated and uncoated papers behave differently, uncoated soaks up ink and needs more of it to hit the same target. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.