Orchid

#bb7cdf

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

Orchid is a mid purple with a grounded cast. 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 #bb7cdf, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#bb7cdf

RGB187, 124, 223

HSL278, 61%, 68%

HSV278, 44%, 87%

CMYK16%, 44%, 0%, 13%

Lab61.92, 42.0, -41.1

XYZ41.02, 30.31, 73.5

Decimal12287199

Web safe#cc66cc

Pantone528 C

Shades of orchid

#ae63d9 #a149d3 #9331cb #802bb1 #6e2598 #5c1f7e #491965 #37124b #240c32 #120619

Tints of orchid

#c188e2 #c793e5 #cd9fe8 #d3abea #d9b6ed #dfc2f0 #e5cef3 #ebd9f6 #f1e5f9 #f8f1fb

Colors that go with orchid

Complementary#a0df7c Analogous#8a7cdf Analogous#df7cd1 Triadic#dfbb7c Triadic#7cdfbb Split complementary#d2df7c Split complementary#7cdf8a

Orchid in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 16, 44, 0, 13.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #bb7cdf on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

16 44 0 13

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

19 44 4 19

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 #bb7cdf straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #bb7cdf; }
.text { color: #bb7cdf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bb7cdf; }

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 #bb7cdf against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #bb7cdf 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 #bb7cdf 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 #bb7cdf 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

Every value on this page for #bb7cdf is computed, not guessed. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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.