Wild Orchid (#D470A2)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text
This is how text may look on this color.
Best text color: #000000
Contrast vs white: 3.16:1 — vs black: 6.64:1

Color values

  • HEX #D470A2
  • RGB rgb(212, 112, 162)
  • HSL hsl(330, 47%, 83%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 0, 47.17, 23.58, 16.86 )

Tags

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #D470A2 based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Wild Orchid
#D470A2 Base
#70D4A2
Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Wild Orchid
#D470A2 Base
#D470D4
#D47070
Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Wild Orchid
#D470A2 Base
#A2D470
#70A2D4
Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Wild Orchid
#D470A2 Base
#70D470
#70D4D4
Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Wild Orchid
#D470A2 Base
#D4D470
#70D4A2
#7070D4
Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Wild Orchid
#D470A2 Base
#832855
#BE397C
#CB518E
#DD8FB6
#E6ABC8
#F7E6EE
Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Wild Orchid, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

#14060D
#42142B
#6F2148
#9D2F66
#C64284
Wild Orchid #D470A2 Base
#DB89B2
#E3A1C2
#EABAD2
#F2D3E2
#F9EBF2
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #D470A2. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #D470A2;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #D470A2;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #D470A2;
}
CSS Gradient
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #D470A2,
        #C0E8D4
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #D470A2,
        #C0E8D4
    );
}
SCSS Variable
// SCSS variable
$wild-orchid: #D470A2;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$wild-orchid-r: 212;
$wild-orchid-g: 112;
$wild-orchid-b: 162;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $wild-orchid;
    color: rgba($wild-orchid-r, $wild-orchid-g, $wild-orchid-b, 0.8);
}
Color Blindness Simulation

How Wild Orchid appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #D470A2 How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #9696A0 Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.
Protanopia #8080A2 Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #D07878 Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #919191 Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.
Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Wild Orchid ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Wild Orchid #D470A2 Base
Thulian Pink #DE6FA1 ΔE 2.05
Super Pink #CF6BA9 ΔE 3.19
Sky Magenta #CF71AF ΔE 3.68
Pale Red Violet #DB7093 ΔE 4.86

How to use this color

  1. Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
  2. Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
  3. Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.