Orchid

#b980be

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

This is Orchid, a soft pink at 295 degrees. Pinks like this read soft and contemporary. It works with sage and olive for balance, or with cream for a gentle palette.

Orchid color values

Every conversion for #b980be, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#b980be

RGB185, 128, 190

HSL295, 32%, 62%

HSV295, 33%, 75%

CMYK3%, 33%, 0%, 25%

Lab61.19, 32.42, -23.69

XYZ37.02, 29.47, 52.45

Decimal12157118

Web safe#cc99cc

Pantone2573 C

Shades of orchid

#af6db4 #a45aab #934e99 #814586 #6f3b73 #5c3160 #4a284d #381e3a #261427 #130a14

Tints of orchid

#bf8cc4 #c697ca #cca3d0 #d2aed6 #d9badb #dfc5e1 #e5d1e7 #ecdced #f2e8f3 #f8f3f9

Colors that go with orchid

Complementary#85be80 Analogous#9a80be Analogous#be80a4 Triadic#beb980 Triadic#80beb9 Split complementary#a4be80 Split complementary#80be9a

Orchid in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 3, 33, 0, 25.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #b980be on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

3 33 0 25

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

7 34 4 31

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 #b980be straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #b980be; }
.text { color: #b980be; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b980be; }

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 #b980be against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #b980be 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 #b980be 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 #b980be 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 #b980be are worked out. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. Two cmyk builds are shown because coated and uncoated papers behave differently, uncoated soaks up ink and needs more of it to hit the same target. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.