What is the hex code for Orchid?

Orchid is #da70d6. In CSS the keyword orchid, the hex #da70d6, rgb(218, 112, 214) and hsl(302, 59%, 65%) all paint the same color.

What is the opposite of Orchid on the color wheel?

The opposite (complementary) color is #70da74, the same saturation and lightness rotated 180° around the HSL wheel. Complementary pairs give the strongest contrast, which is why the complement should be used sparingly rather than at equal weight.

Can I use Orchid for text?

Orchid as text on white has a contrast ratio of 2.89:1, which fails WCAG AA for body text (4.5:1) and for large text (3:1). On black it is 7.27:1, which passes for body text. Use it as text on dark surfaces, or as a fill with dark text on top.

CSS color names · Purples

Orchid color: hex #da70d6, RGB and HSL

Orchid is the CSS keyword orchid, hex #da70d6, rgb(218, 112, 214), hsl(302, 59%, 65%). It is a medium, vivid magenta in the purples family. Below: the colors that go with it, its tints and shades, how it reads as text, and a complete interface palette built from it.

CSS name: orchid
Hex: #da70d6
RGB: rgb(218, 112, 214)
HSL: hsl(302, 59%, 65%)
On white: 2.89:1 — fails AA; use as a fill, not text
On black: 7.27:1 — passes AA for body text

.example {
  color: orchid;          /* keyword */
  color: #da70d6;          /* hex */
  color: rgb(218, 112, 214); /* rgb */
  color: hsl(302, 59%, 65%); /* hsl */
}

What colors go with orchid

Each match keeps orchid's saturation and lightness and rotates only the hue, so the relationship is the wheel's and nothing else. Any of these can be an accent beside orchid as the primary; the harmony guides explain which rule suits which interface.

Complementary

The opposite hue, 180° away — the strongest contrast, best kept to one accent per screen.

#70da74

Split-complementary

The two neighbors of the complement, at 150° and 210° — most of the contrast with less tension, and two accents instead of one.

#a1da70

#70daa9

Triadic

Two hues at 120° and 240° — three evenly spaced signals, the scheme charts and category colors want.

#d6da70

#70d6da

Analogous

The neighbors at −30° and +30° — calm and cohesive, with emphasis coming from weight and size rather than hue.

#a970da

#da70a1

Tints and shades of orchid

Tints add lightness toward white; shades remove it toward black. The hue and saturation stay fixed, so every step still reads as orchid — these are the hover, pressed, disabled and surface variants a single brand color needs.

Tints (lighter)

#e088dd

#e6a0e4

#ecb7eb

#f3cff1

#f9e7f8

Shades (darker)

#cf44c9

#af2daa

#83227f

#571755

#2c0b2a

A UI color palette built from orchid

The eight semantic roles an interface actually uses, derived from orchid as the primary with the split-complementary rule: secondary and accent rotate around the wheel, and the five neutrals take the hue at lightness steps tuned for light and dark mode. This is the same derivation the palette generator runs — open it there to change the rule, drag the anchors, or export the set as CSS variables.

Light mode

primary: #da70d6
secondary: #a1da70
accent: #70daa9
background: #fdfcfd
surface: #f7f3f6
text: #221122
muted: #8e588c
border: #ecdfeb

Dark mode

primary: #da70d6
secondary: #a1da70
accent: #70daa9
background: #1a0e1a
surface: #281627
text: #f6f3f6
muted: #b696b4
border: #492847

Open orchid in the palette generator

Using orchid in an interface

Purple is the hue most SaaS products have settled on for a primary — it is distinct from the blues of links and the reds and greens of status. The slate blues and indigo make dependable primaries; the light lavenders make tinted surfaces that still read as brand. Whichever role orchid takes, define it once as a token rather than repeating the keyword: the semantic palette guide covers the eight roles, and the guides to complementary, triadic and the other color schemes explain how to weight the matches above.

What is the hex code for Orchid?: Orchid is #da70d6. In CSS the keyword orchid, the hex #da70d6, rgb(218, 112, 214) and hsl(302, 59%, 65%) all paint the same color.
What colors go with Orchid?: Its complement is #70da74, the split-complementary pair is #a1da70 and #70daa9, the triadic partners are #d6da70 and #70d6da, and the analogous neighbors are #a970da and #da70a1. In an interface, use Orchid for most colored elements and one of these for a single accent, at roughly an 80/20 split.
What is the opposite of Orchid on the color wheel?: The opposite (complementary) color is #70da74, the same saturation and lightness rotated 180° around the HSL wheel. Complementary pairs give the strongest contrast, which is why the complement should be used sparingly rather than at equal weight.
Can I use Orchid for text?: Orchid as text on white has a contrast ratio of 2.89:1, which fails WCAG AA for body text (4.5:1) and for large text (3:1). On black it is 7.27:1, which passes for body text. Use it as text on dark surfaces, or as a fill with dark text on top.