Orchid

#b284cf

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

Orchid falls in the purple range, mid and soft. 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 #b284cf, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#b284cf
RGB178, 132, 207
HSL277, 44%, 66%
HSV277, 36%, 81%
CMYK14%, 36%, 0%, 19%
Lab62.06, 31.47, -32.0
XYZ37.87, 30.47, 62.92
Decimal11699407
Web safe#9999cc
Pantone2645 C
Pantone2645 CHex#b284cfRgb178 132 207Cmyk14 36 0 19Lab62 31 -32Darker#6c378dDeep#9251bbLighter#d2bae1

Shades of orchid

Tints of orchid

Colors that go with orchid

Orchid in print

The cmyk build is well inside gamut, so what you see on screen is close to what prints. The cmyk build is 14, 36, 0, 19.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #b284cf on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
14 36 0 19
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
17 37 4 25
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 #b284cf straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #b284cf; }
.text { color: #b284cf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b284cf; }

How orchid looks on light and dark

Orchid and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #b284cf against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
2.96:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
7.09:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #b284cf 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 #b284cf sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Your nameFounderhello@brand.comBusiness 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 #b284cf and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

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

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

The figures for #b284cf come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.