Orchid

#bb85ea

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

Orchid is a light purple with a relaxed cast. Purples like this signal creativity and a premium feel. Pair it with warm yellows for contrast, or with charcoal for a moody scheme.

Orchid color values

Every conversion for #bb85ea, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#bb85ea

RGB187, 133, 234

HSL272, 71%, 72%

HSV272, 43%, 92%

CMYK20%, 43%, 0%, 8%

Lab64.39, 39.51, -43.33

XYZ43.73, 33.28, 81.96

Decimal12289514

Web safe#cc99ff

Pantone2572 C

Shades of orchid

#ab68e5 #9b4ce0 #8b2fdb #7a22c6 #681daa #57188d #451370 #330e54 #220937 #10041a

Tints of orchid

#c190ec #c79aee #cda5f0 #d3b0f1 #d9baf3 #dfc5f5 #e5d0f7 #ebdaf9 #f1e5fb #f7f0fc

Colors that go with orchid

Complementary#b4ea85 Analogous#8885ea Analogous#ea85e7 Triadic#eabb85 Triadic#85eabb Split complementary#e6ea85 Split complementary#85ea89

Orchid in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 20, 43, 0, 8.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #bb85ea on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

20 43 0 8

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

22 44 4 14

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 #bb85ea straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #bb85ea; }
.text { color: #bb85ea; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bb85ea; }

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 #bb85ea against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #bb85ea 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 #bb85ea 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 #bb85ea 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 #bb85ea 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.