Orchid

#b387c7

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

This is Orchid, a soft purple at 281 degrees. 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 #b387c7, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#b387c7

RGB179, 135, 199

HSL281, 36%, 65%

HSV281, 32%, 78%

CMYK10%, 32%, 0%, 22%

Lab62.54, 28.4, -26.76

XYZ37.56, 31.04, 58.04

Decimal11765703

Web safe#cc99cc

Pantone2645 C

Shades of orchid

#a672bd #995eb4 #8a4da6 #794491 #683a7c #563068 #452753 #341d3e #23132a #110a15

Tints of orchid

#ba92cc #c19dd1 #c7a7d6 #ceb2db #d5bde0 #dcc8e5 #e3d2ea #eaddef #f0e8f4 #f7f3f9

Colors that go with orchid

Complementary#9bc787 Analogous#9387c7 Analogous#c787bb Triadic#c7b387 Triadic#87c7b3 Split complementary#bbc787 Split complementary#87c793

Orchid in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 10, 32, 0, 22.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #b387c7 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

10 32 0 22

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

13 33 4 28

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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Orchid in css

Copy #b387c7 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #b387c7; }
.text { color: #b387c7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b387c7; }

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 #b387c7 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #b387c7 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Orchid on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #b387c7 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 thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn orchid into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #b387c7 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

Here is how the numbers for #b387c7 are worked out. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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.