#DA70D6Orchid (#DA70D6) is a light, saturated magenta with an OKLCH hue of 329°, lightness 0.7 and chroma 0.181. It sits on the transitional side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as an accent color: strong in focal moments, dominant over large fields.
| HEX | #DA70D6 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(218, 112, 214) |
| HSL | hsl(302, 59%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(302, 49%, 85%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 49%, 2%, 15%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(62.8 55.3 -34.4) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.702 0.181 329) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Orchid shifts subtly: leans toward pink; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 2), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#dd6dc9 — ΔE 2.0, shifts subtly: leans toward pink#df71d2 — ΔE 1.2, shifts subtly: leans toward pink#da70d6 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#da70d9 — ΔE 0.4, is virtually unchangedAgainst white it measures 2.89:1 and against black 7.27:1, so black text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid white text on this color entirely.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#ffeafd · #ffa4fa · #da70d6 · #b151ae · #862f83 · #5c0b5c
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#ffa7c1 · #f884ca · #da70d6 · #af6ad5 · #8663ca · #5d5cb8
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#f3a7a5 · #da70d6 · #b15aae · #b42034 · #6f216e · #561117
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#60e37f · #da70d6 · #90738e · #7c487a · #5a2d58 · #351834
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#e7f7e9 · #da70d6 · #907c8f · #485249 · #2b182a · #000200
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#ebf5ec · #c1ccc2 · #93a094 · #172719 · #000600 · #da70d6
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#dafdde · #da70d6 · #359b50 · #006025 · #00290a · #060006
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#dafdde · #da70d6 · #7c8f00 · #005d50 · #1e2400 · #000302
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#fff1ce · #da70d6 · #a27f00 · #005a65 · #00262b · #0d0600
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#ffeee2 · #da70d6 · #c26a02 · #006025 · #002338 · #000200
#E385DE · #EB9AE7 · #F3AEEF · #FBC2F7 · #FFD8FC
#B657B3 · #943F91 · #732871 · #531052 · #340034
#CF7DCB · #C387BF · #B691B4
Its chroma is high enough to carry accents, calls to action, and focal moments; large fields of it will dominate a composition. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.