PURPLE

Orchid

#DA70D6

Conversions

HEX#DA70D6

RGBrgb(218, 112, 214)

HSLhsl(302, 59%, 65%)

HSVhsv(302, 49%, 85%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 49%, 2%, 15%)

Copy CSS

color: #da70d6;
/* rgb  */ color: rgb(218, 112, 214);
/* hsl  */ color: hsl(302, 59%, 65%);

Contrast

On whiteFail · 2.89 : 1

On ink blackPass · 6.62 : 1

Shades

Tints

Pairings

About Orchid

Orchid is the hex color #DA70D6, which translates to rgb(218, 112, 214) in RGB and hsl(302, 59%, 65%) in HSL. On the color wheel it sits at 302 degrees, with a saturation of 59 percent and a lightness of 65 percent. That combination puts Orchid in the workable middle of the purple family, neither pastel nor fully saturated.

How Orchid compares

Orchid is exactly the CSS keyword orchid, so you can write the keyword instead of the hex and get an identical result. In the Tailwind CSS 4.3.1 palette the nearest token is fuchsia-300 (#F4A8FF), at a distance of 21.0. Inside this library the closest neighbour is Violet at 7.4. Sorted by lightness, Orchid is number 19 of the 31 purple colors here.

Text on Orchid

One of the five common text colors below clears WCAG AA for normal text on Orchid, led by Ink black at 6.62:1. The ratios are computed with the WCAG relative luminance formula, the same one the contrast checker uses, which opens with Orchid already loaded as the background.

Contrast of common text colors on Orchid. AA normal text needs 4.5:1, AA large text and non-text elements need 3:1, AAA normal text needs 7:1.
Text color	Ratio	AA normal	AA large	AAA normal
White #FFFFFF	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Ink black #0F0F12	6.62:1	Pass	Pass	Fail
Mid grey #6B7280	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Dark grey #374151	3.57:1	Fail	Pass	Fail
Light grey #E5E7EB	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

Building a palette around Orchid

The pairings above give you three classic starting points. The complementary color sits opposite on the wheel and works well as an accent that draws the eye. The analogous colors sit right beside Orchid for calmer, harmonious combinations. The triadic pair spaces three hues evenly for a balanced, energetic palette. Open any swatch to explore it as its own color.

Full values for Orchid

Format	Value
HEX	#DA70D6
RGB	rgb(218, 112, 214)
HSL	hsl(302, 59%, 65%)
HSV	hsv(302, 49%, 85%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 49%, 2%, 15%)
OKLCH	oklch(70.21% 0.1813 328.71)
CIELAB	lab(62.80 55.28 -34.40)

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Last updated 5 August 2026 by FusionStudios. Every value on this page is computed by the same functions the tools use. How this is calculated.