Orchid

#bb8be3

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

Orchid falls in the purple range, light and strong. 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 #bb8be3, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#bb8be3

RGB187, 139, 227

HSL273, 61%, 72%

HSV273, 39%, 89%

CMYK18%, 39%, 0%, 11%

Lab65.42, 34.65, -37.85

XYZ43.59, 34.58, 77.05

Decimal12291043

Web safe#cc99cc

Pantone2645 C

Shades of orchid

#ab70dc #9b55d6 #8b3acf #7a2dbb #6927a0 #572085 #451a6a #34134f #220c34 #100619

Tints of orchid

#c195e5 #c79fe8 #cda9ea #d3b4ed #d9beef #dfc8f2 #e5d2f4 #ebdcf7 #f1e6f9 #f7f1fc

Colors that go with orchid

Complementary#b3e38b Analogous#8f8be3 Analogous#e38bdf Triadic#e3bb8b Triadic#8be3bb Split complementary#dfe38b Split complementary#8be38f

Orchid in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 18, 39, 0, 11.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #bb8be3 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

18 39 0 11

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

21 40 4 17

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 #bb8be3 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #bb8be3; }
.text { color: #bb8be3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bb8be3; }

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 #bb8be3 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #bb8be3 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 #bb8be3 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 #bb8be3 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 #bb8be3 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.