Orchid

#a881b4

Hex, rgb, cmyk and Pantone values for orchid, with shades, tints, matching colors and free print quality patterns.

Orchid is a mid purple with a confident cast. A mid purple this rich reads creative and a little premium. Pair it with warm yellows for contrast, or with charcoal for a moody scheme.

Orchid color values

Every conversion for #a881b4, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#a881b4

RGB168, 129, 180

HSL286, 25%, 61%

HSV286, 28%, 71%

CMYK7%, 28%, 0%, 29%

Lab59.27, 24.25, -21.11

XYZ32.24, 27.32, 46.75

Decimal11043252

Web safe#9999cc

Pantone2573 C

Shades of orchid

#9c70aa #905f9f #80548d #704a7c #603f6a #513559 #412b48 #312036 #211625 #110b13

Tints of orchid

#b08cbb #b898c2 #c0a3c9 #c8afcf #d0bad6 #d8c6dd #dfd1e4 #e7ddeb #efe8f2 #f7f4f8

Colors that go with orchid

Complementary#8db481 Analogous#8f81b4 Analogous#b481a6 Triadic#b4a881 Triadic#81b4a8 Split complementary#a7b481 Split complementary#81b48f

Orchid in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 7, 28, 0, 29.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #a881b4 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

7 28 0 29

Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

10 30 4 35

The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color converts to cmyk comfortably and should hold on press.

See how it converts in the rgb to cmyk converter, or read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Orchid in css

Copy #a881b4 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #a881b4; }
.text { color: #a881b4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a881b4; }

How orchid looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Orchid and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #a881b4 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #a881b4 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through our contrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Orchid on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #a881b4 sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around orchid? Pull matching colors from any photo with the color palette generator, or check a design for print with the rgb to cmyk converter.

Turn orchid into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #a881b4 and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Arches Signature stripes Gem Shingles

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from orchid, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

Every value on this page for #a881b4 is computed, not guessed. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. The coated and uncoated cmyk builds differ because uncoated stock absorbs more ink and gains dot, so the same color needs a heavier, slightly duller build on press. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.