Light Orchid (#E6A8D7)

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: 1.92:1 — vs black: 10.95:1

Color values

  • HEX #E6A8D7
  • RGB rgb(230, 168, 215)
  • HSL hsl(314, 26%, 90%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 0, 26.96, 6.52, 9.8 )

Tags

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

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #E6A8D7 based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

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

Light Orchid
#E6A8D7 Base
#A8E6B7
Analogous

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

Light Orchid
#E6A8D7 Base
#D6A8E6
#E6A8B8
Triadic

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

Light Orchid
#E6A8D7 Base
#D7E6A8
#A8D7E6
Split-Complementary

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

Light Orchid
#E6A8D7 Base
#B8E6A8
#A8E6D6
Tetradic (Square)

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

Light Orchid
#E6A8D7 Base
#E6D6A8
#A8E6B7
#A8B8E6
Monochromatic

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

Light Orchid
#E6A8D7 Base
#BE379D
#D56DBC
#DD88C8
#EFC8E6
#F7E3F2
#F9EBF6
Shades & Tints

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

Shades (darker)

#140610
#4E1640
#882770
#C138A0
#D56EBC
Light Orchid #E6A8D7 Base
#EAB5DD
#EEC3E3
#F2D0EA
#F5DEF0
#F9EBF6
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #E6A8D7. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #E6A8D7;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #E6A8D7;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #E6A8D7;
}
CSS Gradient
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #E6A8D7,
        #DFEDE3
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #E6A8D7,
        #DFEDE3
    );
}
SCSS Variable
// SCSS variable
$light-orchid: #E6A8D7;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$light-orchid-r: 230;
$light-orchid-g: 168;
$light-orchid-b: 215;

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

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

Normal Vision #E6A8D7 How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #BDBDD6 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 #B0B0D7 Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #E1AFAF Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #BBBBBB 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 Light Orchid ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Light Orchid #E6A8D7 Base
Pink Pearl #E7ACCF ΔE 3.18
Plum #DDA0DD ΔE 4.10
Light Medium Orchid #D39BCB ΔE 4.16
Kobi #E79FC4 ΔE 4.43

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.