Orchid Color Codes
Orchid is a mid-tone, saturated purple with the hex code #DA70D6, RGB values of 218, 112, 214 and an HSL value of hsl(302, 59%, 65%).
| HEX | #DA70D6 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 218, 112, 214 |
| HSL | hsl(302, 59%, 65%) |
| HSV | 302°, 49%, 85% |
| CMYK | 0%, 49%, 2%, 15% |
| LAB | 62.80, 55.28, -34.40 |
| CIELCHuv | 62.80, 80.36, 309.71° |
- Nearest Pantone
- PMS 252 C ΔE 6.1 · approximate
- Nearest CSS name
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orchidΔE 0.0
Source CSS Color Module Level 4 keyword 'Orchid'
Orchid Color Hex Code
The Orchid color hex code is #DA70D6. Those six digits are three pairs, DA for red, 70 for green and D6 for blue, which is the same triplet a browser reads from the CSS value below.
#DA70D6
Orchid Color RGB Code
The Orchid RGB code is rgb(218, 112, 214). Red carries the most light at 218 of 255, which is what puts this color where it sits on the wheel.
rgb(218, 112, 214)
Orchid Color HSV Code
The Orchid HSV code is 302°, 49%, 85%. Read it as a hue of 302 degrees, 49% saturation and 85% value, which is the form most color pickers use because moving one number changes one thing.
302°, 49%, 85%
Orchid Color CIELChuv Code
The Orchid CIELCHuv code is 62.80, 80.36, 309.71°. Unlike hex or RGB this one is perceptual: lightness 63 means mid-toned to the eye rather than to the screen, and chroma 80 is how far it sits from grey.
62.80, 80.36, 309.71°
Tonal scale
What are Orchid Color Palettes?
A shade mixes toward black, a tint toward white, a tone toward grey. Every step keeps the hue and is copy-ready.
Shades, toward black
Tints, toward white
Tones, toward grey
Palettes
What are Orchid Color Palette Codes?
Each of these is a hue rotation from #DA70D6. They are generated, not curated, so they are exact.
Complementary
Half a turn away is #70DA74, a light, saturated green. This is the widest separation the wheel offers, and the reason complementary pairs are the default for anything that must stand out. Neither is especially saturated, so this pairing stays calm enough for large areas of both.
Analogous
Either side sit #A970DA and #DA70A1, 30 degrees out. Low tension by construction: useful when you need several related tones that still feel like one choice.
Triadic
#D6DA70 and #70D6DA complete an even 120 degree split. Three fully independent hues, so one has to lead: keep this base dominant and let the other two appear in small quantities.
Split-complementary
Instead of the direct complement, this takes the two hues either side of it: #A1DA70 and #70DAA9. Almost the same contrast, without the edge shimmer a true complementary pair produces at high saturation.
Tetradic
Two complementary pairs forming a rectangle: this base with #70DA74, and #DAA970 with #70A1DA. The richest of the five and the hardest to balance, so treat the darkest of the four as the lead and hold the other three well back.
Accessibility
Contrast checker: is Orchid accessible?
Measured against white and against black, with a separate verdict for each element type. Small text, large text and UI components have different thresholds, so one pass or fail for the whole color would be wrong roughly a third of the time.
White background
2.89:12.89
contrast ratio on white background
| Element | AA | AAA |
|---|---|---|
| Small text needs 4.5:1 / 7:1 | Fails | Fails |
| Large text needs 3:1 / 4.5:1 | Fails | Fails |
| UI component needs 3:1 | Fails | n/a |
Black background
7.27:17.27
contrast ratio on black background
| Element | AA | AAA |
|---|---|---|
| Small text needs 4.5:1 / 7:1 | Passes | Passes |
| Large text needs 3:1 / 4.5:1 | Passes | Passes |
| UI component needs 3:1 | Passes | n/a |
At 2.89:1 against white, Orchid is a fill color rather than a text color. Use it for surfaces, borders and large display type, and set the copy in ink. Text placed on it should be black, which gives 7.27:1.
Color vision
How Orchid looks with color blindness
Around 300 million people see color differently from the way it is specified. Each card shows the actual color beside how it appears, and how common that form of vision is.
Protanopia
About 1% of men#B6B5C4
Orchid changes substantially here. ΔE 59.7
No working red cones. Reds darken sharply and drift toward the same muddy olive as green.
Deuteranopia
About 1% of men#BBC2BF
Orchid changes substantially here. ΔE 69.6
No working green cones. With the milder deuteranomaly at nearer 6% of men, this is by far the most common form, and the one worth designing around.
Tritanopia
About 1 in 10,000#D6B3AF
Orchid changes substantially here. ΔE 61.2
No working blue cones. Blues shift toward green and yellows toward pink. Rare, and unlike the others it is not sex-linked, so it affects men and women equally.
Achromatopsia
About 1 in 30,000#989898
Orchid changes substantially here. ΔE 65.1
No color vision at all. Also a fair proxy for how the color survives a greyscale print or a failing screen.
To a deuteranope, the most common form, Orchid reads as #BBC2BF. That is a shift of ΔE 69.6, so it is a different color to roughly one man in sixteen. The widest shift is under deuteranopia, at ΔE 69.6. The rule this leads to needs no simulator: never let color be the only thing carrying a message. Add a label, an icon, or a clear difference in lightness, and the problem disappears for everyone.
Snippets
Using Orchid in code
:root {
--orchid: #DA70D6;
}
.example {
color: var(--orchid);
}// tailwind.config.js
theme: {
extend: {
colors: {
'orchid': '#DA70D6',
},
},
}// SwiftUI takes 0–1 components, not 0–255.
let orchid = Color(
red: 0.855,
green: 0.439,
blue: 0.839
)<!-- res/values/colors.xml -->
<color name="orchid">#DA70D6</color>// Flutter wants ARGB: FF for full opacity, then the hex.
const orchid = Color(0xFFDA70D6);