Orchid

#bb79dc

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 strong. 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 #bb79dc, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#bb79dc
RGB187, 121, 220
HSL280, 59%, 67%
HSV280, 45%, 86%
CMYK15%, 45%, 0%, 14%
Lab61.14, 42.97, -40.65
XYZ40.25, 29.41, 71.26
Decimal12286428
Web safe#cc66cc
Pantone528 C
Pantone528 CHex#bb79dcRgb187 121 220Cmyk15 45 0 14Lab61 43 -41Darker#76299dDeep#9e40cdLighter#d7b4e8

Shades of orchid

Tints of orchid

Colors that go with orchid

Orchid in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 15, 45, 0, 14.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #bb79dc on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
15 45 0 14
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
18 45 4 20
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 #bb79dc straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #bb79dc; }
.text { color: #bb79dc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bb79dc; }

How orchid looks on light and dark

Orchid and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #bb79dc against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
3.05:1
AA fail · AA large pass · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
6.88:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA fail

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #bb79dc 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 #bb79dc 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 #bb79dc 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 #bb79dc come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.