Orchid

#bc71d2

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

Orchid falls in the purple range, mid and soft. 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 #bc71d2, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#bc71d2

RGB188, 113, 210

HSL286, 52%, 63%

HSV286, 46%, 82%

CMYK10%, 46%, 0%, 18%

Lab59.12, 45.45, -38.19

XYZ38.28, 27.15, 64.2

Decimal12349906

Web safe#cc66cc

Pantone528 C

Shades of orchid

#b25bcb #a745c4 #9739b3 #84329c #712b86 #5f2470 #4c1c5a #391544 #260e2d #140717

Tints of orchid

#c27ed6 #c88bda #ce98de #d4a4e2 #dab1e6 #e0beea #e6cbee #ecd8f3 #f3e5f7 #f9f1fb

Colors that go with orchid

Complementary#87d271 Analogous#8b71d2 Analogous#d271b8 Triadic#d2bc71 Triadic#71d2bc Split complementary#b8d271 Split complementary#71d28b

Orchid in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 10, 46, 0, 18.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #bc71d2 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

10 46 0 18

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

13 46 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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Orchid in css

Copy #bc71d2 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #bc71d2; }
.text { color: #bc71d2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bc71d2; }

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 #bc71d2 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #bc71d2 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 #bc71d2 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 #bc71d2 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 #bc71d2 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.