Orchid

#bb88df

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 open 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 #bb88df, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#bb88df

RGB187, 136, 223

HSL275, 58%, 70%

HSV275, 39%, 87%

CMYK16%, 39%, 0%, 13%

Lab64.56, 35.43, -36.96

XYZ42.62, 33.5, 74.03

Decimal12290271

Web safe#cc99cc

Pantone2572 C

Shades of orchid

#ac6ed8 #9d54d1 #8f3aca #7d30b3 #6b299a #592280 #471b66 #35144c #230d32 #110618

Tints of orchid

#c192e2 #c79de5 #cda7e7 #d3b2ea #d9bced #dfc7f0 #e5d1f3 #ebdcf6 #f1e6f8 #f7f1fb

Colors that go with orchid

Complementary#acdf88 Analogous#8f88df Analogous#df88d7 Triadic#dfbb88 Triadic#88dfbb Split complementary#d8df88 Split complementary#88df8f

Orchid in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 16, 39, 0, 13.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #bb88df on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

16 39 0 13

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

19 40 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 read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Orchid in css

Copy #bb88df straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #bb88df; }
.text { color: #bb88df; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bb88df; }

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 #bb88df against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #bb88df 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 #bb88df 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 #bb88df 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

Here is how the numbers for #bb88df are worked out. 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.