purplecoolCSS named color
Orchid #DA70D6
A bright floral purple-pink, named after the orchid.
Use cases: Floral palettes · Vibrant accents
Color values
| Format | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| HEX | #DA70D6 | |
| RGB | rgb(218, 112, 214) | |
| HSL | hsl(302, 59%, 65%) | |
| HSV | hsv(302, 49%, 85%) | |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 48.6%, 1.8%, 14.5%) | |
| XYZ | xyz(46.8446, 31.3515, 67.1893) | |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.8, 55.3, -34.4) | |
| Luminance | 0.313 (WCAG relative) |
/* Orchid */
color: #da70d6;
background-color: #da70d6;
Shade scale
Perceptual 50–950 scale, interpolated in CIE-LAB. Step 500 is the base color. Edit in the shade generator →
Shades (toward black)
#c465c1 #ae5aab #994e96 #834380 #6d386b #572d56 #412240 #2c162b #160b15 #000000
Tints (toward white)
#de7eda #e18dde #e59be2 #e9a9e6 #edb8eb #f0c6ef #f4d4f3 #f8e2f7 #fbf1fb #ffffff
Tones (toward gray)
#d172cd #c873c5 #bf75bc #b676b4 #ad78ab #a47aa2 #9b7b9a #927d91 #897e89 #808080
Color harmonies
Complementary
Edit in generator →#DA70D6
#70DA74
#da70d6 #70da74
Analogous
Edit in generator →#A970DA
#DA70D6
#DA70A1
#a970da #da70d6 #da70a1
Triadic
Edit in generator →#DA70D6
#D6DA70
#70D6DA
#da70d6 #d6da70 #70d6da
Tetradic
Edit in generator →#DA70D6
#DAA970
#70DA74
#70A1DA
#da70d6 #daa970 #70da74 #70a1da
Split Complementary
Edit in generator →#DA70D6
#A1DA70
#70DAA9
#da70d6 #a1da70 #70daa9
Monochromatic
Edit in generator →#A52BA0
#CD3FC8
#DA70D6
#E7A1E4
#F3D1F2
#a52ba0 #cd3fc8 #da70d6 #e7a1e4 #f3d1f2
Accessibility & contrast
2.89
#DA70D6 on #FFFFFF
AA text ✗AA large ✗AAA text ✗UI 3:1 ✗
7.27
#DA70D6 on #000000
AA text ✓AA large ✓AAA text ✓UI 3:1 ✓
Best text on orchid
7.27
#000000 text
WCAG 2.1: AA needs ≥4.5:1 for normal text, ≥3:1 for large text and UI components; AAA needs ≥7:1 / ≥4.5:1.
Color blindness preview
Simulation using the Machado et al. (2009) physiological model, severity 1.0. This is an approximation of perception — not a medical assessment.
Closest named colors
Nearest matches by CIEDE2000 perceptual distance (ΔE₀₀).
| Color | Name | ΔE₀₀ |
|---|---|---|
| Magenta #FF00FF | 10.18 | |
| Fuchsia #FF00FF | 10.18 | |
| Hot Pink #FF69B4 | 10.88 | |
| Plum #DDA0DD | 11.42 | |
| Lavender #B39DDB | 14.79 | |
| Lilac #C8A2C8 | 14.88 |
Related colors
Values computed from the sRGB color model. CMYK is the naive sRGB conversion without an ICC profile. RGB percentages may differ between color-managed applications.