Orchid

#bb7ad9

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 #bb7ad9, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#bb7ad9

RGB187, 122, 217

HSL281, 56%, 66%

HSV281, 44%, 85%

CMYK14%, 44%, 0%, 15%

Lab61.21, 41.8, -38.85

XYZ39.98, 29.49, 69.23

Decimal12286681

Web safe#cc66cc

Pantone528 C

Shades of orchid

#af62d2 #a24acb #9437c0 #8230a8 #6f2990 #5d2278 #4a1b60 #381548 #250e30 #120718

Tints of orchid

#c186dc #c792e0 #cd9ee3 #d3aae7 #d9b6ea #e0c1ed #e6cdf1 #ecd9f4 #f2e5f8 #f8f1fb

Colors that go with orchid

Complementary#98d97a Analogous#8b7ad9 Analogous#d97ac8 Triadic#d9bb7a Triadic#7ad9bb Split complementary#c8d97a Split complementary#7ad98b

Orchid in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 14, 44, 0, 15.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #bb7ad9 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

14 44 0 15

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

17 44 4 21

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 #bb7ad9 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #bb7ad9; }
.text { color: #bb7ad9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bb7ad9; }

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 #bb7ad9 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #bb7ad9 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 #bb7ad9 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 #bb7ad9 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 #bb7ad9 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.