Orchid

#bb80d0

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. Pair it with warm yellows for contrast, or with charcoal for a moody scheme.

Orchid color values

Every conversion for #bb80d0, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#bb80d0

RGB187, 128, 208

HSL284, 46%, 66%

HSV284, 38%, 82%

CMYK10%, 38%, 0%, 18%

Lab62.13, 36.66, -32.37

XYZ39.6, 30.56, 63.49

Decimal12288208

Web safe#cc99cc

Pantone2572 C

Shades of orchid

#af6ac8 #a353c0 #9542b2 #823a9c #703286 #5d296f #4a2159 #381943 #25112d #130816

Tints of orchid

#c18bd4 #c797d8 #cda2dd #d3aee1 #dab9e5 #e0c4e9 #e6d0ee #ecdbf2 #f2e7f6 #f8f2fa

Colors that go with orchid

Complementary#95d080 Analogous#9380d0 Analogous#d080bd Triadic#d0bb80 Triadic#80d0bb Split complementary#bdd080 Split complementary#80d093

Orchid in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 10, 38, 0, 18.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #bb80d0 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

10 38 0 18

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

13 39 4 24

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 #bb80d0 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #bb80d0; }
.text { color: #bb80d0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bb80d0; }

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 #bb80d0 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #bb80d0 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 #bb80d0 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 #bb80d0 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 #bb80d0 is computed, not guessed. 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. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.