Orchid

#b07bcb

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 grounded cast. A mid purple this rich reads creative and a little premium. Yellow greens across the wheel wake it up and soft greys let it stay refined.

Orchid color values

Every conversion for #b07bcb, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#b07bcb

RGB176, 123, 203

HSL280, 43%, 64%

HSV280, 39%, 80%

CMYK13%, 39%, 0%, 20%

Lab59.62, 35.02, -33.55

XYZ35.77, 27.71, 59.96

Decimal11566027

Web safe#9966cc

Pantone528 C

Shades of orchid

#a366c3 #9751ba #8743aa #773b95 #663280 #552a6b #442256 #331940 #22112b #110916

Tints of orchid

#b787d0 #be93d4 #c59fd9 #cdabde #d4b7e2 #dbc3e7 #e2ceec #e9daf1 #f0e6f5 #f7f2fa

Colors that go with orchid

Complementary#96cb7b Analogous#887bcb Analogous#cb7bbe Triadic#cbb07b Triadic#7bcbb0 Split complementary#becb7b Split complementary#7bcb88

Orchid in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 13, 39, 0, 20.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #b07bcb on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

13 39 0 20

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

16 40 4 26

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 #b07bcb straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #b07bcb; }
.text { color: #b07bcb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b07bcb; }

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 #b07bcb against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #b07bcb 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 #b07bcb 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 #b07bcb 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

The figures for #b07bcb come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. The uncoated cmyk build carries more ink than the coated one, which is what a printer would compensate for when the same color runs on a rougher stock. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.