What color is #DA70D6?

#DA70D6 is a light, moderate magenta known as Pink Orchid. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Pink Orchid?

The RGB value is 218, 112, 214: 218 red, 112 green and 214 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Pink Orchid?

The complementary color is #70DA74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DA70D6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.27:1 and white text 2.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Pink Orchid color: hex code #DA70D6

#DA70D6 rgb(218, 112, 214)

Shades of purple

Pink Orchid has the hex code #DA70D6. It is a light, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.5% red, 43.9% green and 83.9% blue (218, 112, 214).

Its hue angle is 302°, with 59% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 49% magenta, 2% yellow and 15% black.

This exact color is also called Orchid.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.27:1).

Pink Orchid (#DA70D6) color codes

HEX	`#DA70D6`
RGB	`rgb(218, 112, 214)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.5%, 43.9%, 83.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(302, 59%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(302, 49%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 49%, 2%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.8, 55.28, -34.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.8, 65.11, 328.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.845, 31.351, 67.189)`
Decimal	`14315734`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Pink Orchid, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #DA70D6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DA70D6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #DA70D6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #da70d6; }
.text { color: #da70d6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #da70d6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(218 112 214 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #da70d6, #da70a1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #DA70D6 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #DA70D6?: #DA70D6 is a light, moderate magenta known as Pink Orchid. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Pink Orchid?: The RGB value is 218, 112, 214: 218 red, 112 green and 214 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Pink Orchid?: The complementary color is #70DA74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DA70D6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.27:1 and white text 2.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.