CSS named color

Orchid #DA70D6

The CSS keyword orchid is #DA70D6. It is a light vivid magenta in the violet family. In OKLCH it sits at lightness 0.702, chroma 0.181 and hue 328.7°.

Relative luminance: 0.3135
OKLCH L · C · h: 0.702 · 0.181 · 328.7
Best text: Black 7.26:1
Hue family: Violet

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#DA70D6 color codes

HEX: #DA70D6
RGB: rgb(218, 112, 214)
HSL: hsl(302, 59%, 65%)
OKLCH: oklch(0.702 0.181 328.7)
OKLab: oklab(0.702 0.155 -0.094)
CIELAB (D65): L* 62.80, a* 55.28, b* -34.40
XYZ (D65): X 46.84, Y 31.35, Z 67.19
CMYK (naive): cmyk(0%, 49%, 2%, 15%)

CIELAB and XYZ use the D65 white point; CSS lab() uses D50, so paste the OKLCH or HEX value into stylesheets. CMYK here is a plain formula with no press profile.

Legibility

Contrast: is #DA70D6 accessible?

Black text on it reaches 7.26:1, passing AAA. White text fails at 2.88:1.

WCAG 2 gives the same ratio whichever color is the text; APCA does not, so its Lc changes sign and size with polarity.

Open the Contrast System

Black text on it

7.26:1
- AA passes
- AA large passes
- AAA passes
- APCA Lc +49
White text on it

2.88:1
- AA fails
- AA large fails
- AAA fails
- APCA Lc −60
As text on black

7.26:1
- AA passes
- AA large passes
- AAA passes
- APCA Lc −47
As text on white

2.88:1
- AA fails
- AA large fails
- AAA fails
- APCA Lc +54

Nearest versions that pass 4.5:1

For text on white

#B34CB1 4.57:1

Darkening its OKLCH lightness from 0.70 to 0.59 reaches 4.57:1 on white, keeping the hue.

Compare both in the Contrast System
For text on black

#DA70D6 7.26:1

It already reaches 7.26:1 on black, so no change is needed.

Checking another pair? Use the Contrast Checker.

Studio

Adjust #DA70D6 live

Move lightness, chroma and hue in OKLCH, or drag on the map. The map is every lightness and chroma at the current hue: sRGB inside the solid area, Display P3 out to the dashed line.

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Scale

Shades and tints of #DA70D6

Eleven OKLCH lightness steps at this hue, each with its contrast against white and black. #DA70D6 sits at step 400.

50#FFF0FE

White
1.09
Black
19.14
100#FFE0FC

White
1.21
Black
17.31
200#FFBEFB

White
1.49
Black
14.01
300#F893F3

White
2.00
Black
10.45
400This color#DA70D6

White
2.88
Black
7.26
500#BE56BB

White
4.00
Black
5.23
600#A43DA1

White
5.58
Black
3.76
700#892487

White
7.87
Black
2.66
800#6A036A

White
11.45
Black
1.83
900#480047

White
15.36
Black
1.36
950#2A002A

White
18.55
Black
1.13

Under each step, white and black text on it; a bold figure passes 4.5:1.

Gamut

How vivid #DA70D6 can get

At its lightness and hue, sRGB reaches OKLCH chroma 0.320; #DA70D6 uses 57% of it. Display P3, which many recent phones and laptops show, reaches 0.352 there: 10% more.

sRGB
Display P3
Rec. 2020
Dominant wavelength

OKLCH chroma: 0.181
sRGB edge: 0.320
Display P3 edge: 0.352
Rec. 2020 edge: 0.365
Dominant wavelength: Complementary 547 nm
Excitation purity: 45%
Chromaticity: x 0.3222, y 0.2156

This color#DA70D6
Most vivid in sRGB#FF0AFD
Most vivid in Display P3oklch(0.702 0.352 328.7)

On a screen without Display P3 the last tile shows the sRGB edge instead.

Use the wider color where screens show it

.accent {
  color: #da70d6;
}
@media (color-gamut: p3) {
  .accent { color: color(display-p3 0.9441 0 0.9947); }
}

Mixing

Mixing #DA70D6

Each row is the same mix worked out in a different space, with the halfway color at its end. sRGB, which older CSS gradients use, can sag gray or dark in the middle; OKLab keeps the lightness steps even; OKLCH holds chroma and hue as it goes.

White #FFFFFF

sRGB50%#EDB8EB
OKLab50%#F0B9EC
OKLCH50%#F0B9EC

Black #000000

sRGB50%#6D386B
OKLab50%#542752
OKLCH50%#542752

Its complement #30BC5A

sRGB50%#859698
OKLab50%#9F9F9F
OKLCH50%#00AAF5

In CSS

/* A gradient and a mix, worked out in OKLCH */
background: linear-gradient(in oklch, #da70d6, white);
color: color-mix(in oklch, #da70d6 50%, white);

In use

#DA70D6 in an interface

A button, a link, a heading, a focused field, an icon and a chart line in this color, on a light page and a dark one. Each check is a WCAG 2 contrast minimum: 1.4.3 for text, 1.4.11 for the rest.

Light page

Button labelText, 4.5:17.26:1 Passes
Link and body-size textText, 4.5:12.88:1 Fails
Large headingLarge text, 3:12.88:1 Fails
Icons, borders and focus ringsNon-text, 3:12.88:1 Fails

For text on this page, the nearest shade that passes is #B34CB1 4.57:1

Dark page

Button labelText, 4.5:17.26:1 Passes
Link and body-size textText, 4.5:16.48:1 Passes
Large headingLarge text, 3:16.48:1 Passes
Icons, borders and focus ringsNon-text, 3:16.48:1 Passes

Color vision

How #DA70D6 looks with color blindness

Protanopia changes it most, ΔE2000 29.1; tritanopia changes it least, 15.4.

Simulated with Machado et al. (2009) at full severity, in linear light.

Simulate a whole page What each type sees

Protanopia

No working red (long-wavelength) cones

#688FD9 ΔE2000 29.1

Distinct

Reads as soft blue
Deuteranopia

No working green (medium-wavelength) cones

#879DD3 ΔE2000 25.6

Distinct

Reads as light muted blue
Tritanopia

No working blue (short-wavelength) cones

#E07A99 ΔE2000 15.4

Distinct

Reads as light soft pink
Achromatopsia

No cone color vision; lightness only

#989898 ΔE2000 26.7

Distinct

Reads as gray

Pairing check

Checked against its complement, #30BC5A. Their lightness contrast is only 1.16:1, so where hue collapses, add a label, icon or pattern.

Vision	The pair	ΔE2000	Verdict
Normal vision	#DA70D6 · #30BC5A	82.6	Stays distinct
Protanopia	#688FD9 · #BEAB51	50.9	Stays distinct
Deuteranopia	#879DD3 · #ADA061	41.6	Stays distinct
Tritanopia	#E07A99 · #00B8A6	60.7	Stays distinct
Achromatopsia	#989898 · #A4A4A4	3.7	Easily confused

Harmony

Color harmonies for #DA70D6

Its complement is #30BC5A, a light vivid green.

Hue rotations in OKLCH, mapped into sRGB by trimming chroma so hue and lightness stay put.

Open the Harmony Studio

Base#DA70D6
Complement#30BC5A

Complementary

Open in Harmony Studio

−30°#AF81FF
Base#DA70D6
+30°#F4669D

Analogous

Open in Harmony Studio

Base#DA70D6
+120°#C39900
+240°#00B3C7

Triadic

Open in Harmony Studio

Base#DA70D6
+150°#95AC00
+210°#00B9A0

Split-complementary

Open in Harmony Studio

Code

Design tokens

Ready-to-paste tokens in six formats. Rename them to fit your system.

CSS custom property

:root {
  --color-orchid: #da70d6;
}

Tailwind config

// tailwind.config.js
module.exports = {
  theme: {
    extend: {
      colors: {
        orchid: '#da70d6',
      },
    },
  },
};

Tailwind v4 theme

/* app.css — Tailwind CSS v4 */
@import "tailwindcss";

@theme {
  --color-orchid: oklch(0.702 0.181 328.7);
}

Design token (W3C DTCG)

{
  "color": {
    "orchid": {
      "$type": "color",
      "$value": {
        "colorSpace": "srgb",
        "components": [0.8549, 0.4392, 0.8392],
        "hex": "#da70d6"
      },
      "$description": "CSS named color orchid"
    }
  }
}

SwiftUI color

import SwiftUI

enum Palette {
    static let orchid = Color(.sRGB, red: 0.855, green: 0.439, blue: 0.839, opacity: 1)
}

Jetpack Compose color

import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.Color

object Palette {
    val Orchid = Color(0xFFDA70D6)
}

Matches

The nearest match in each system

The closest CSS name, Tailwind shade, RAL Classic paint and Crayola crayon by ΔE2000; under 2 is hard to tell apart side by side. RAL and Crayola values approximate physical colors.

Tools

Open #DA70D6 in the tools

Each opens over this page. More colors live in the Color Library, and every color page is listed on the hub.

Orchid #DA70D6

#DA70D6 color codes

Contrast: is #DA70D6 accessible?

Black text on it

White text on it

As text on black

As text on white

Nearest versions that pass 4.5:1

Adjust #DA70D6 live

Shades and tints of #DA70D6

How vivid #DA70D6 can get

Mixing #DA70D6

#DA70D6 in an interface

How #DA70D6 looks with color blindness

Protanopia

Deuteranopia

Tritanopia

Achromatopsia

Pairing check

Color harmonies for #DA70D6

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Split-complementary

Design tokens

CSS custom property

Tailwind config

Tailwind v4 theme

Design token (W3C DTCG)

SwiftUI color

Jetpack Compose color

The nearest match in each system

Similar colors

Open #DA70D6 in the tools