Orchid

#bc78eb

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

This is Orchid, a strong purple at 275 degrees. Purples like this signal creativity and a premium feel. Yellow greens across the wheel wake it up and soft greys let it stay refined.

Orchid color values

Every conversion for #bc78eb, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#bc78eb
RGB188, 120, 235
HSL275, 74%, 70%
HSV275, 49%, 92%
CMYK20%, 49%, 0%, 8%
Lab61.76, 47.02, -48.02
XYZ42.45, 30.12, 82.17
Decimal12351723
Web safe#cc66ff
Pantone528 C
Pantone528 CHex#bc78ebRgb188 120 235Cmyk20 49 0 8Lab62 47 -48Darker#781bb9Deep#9d3ae2Lighter#dab9f1

Shades of orchid

Tints of orchid

Colors that go with orchid

Orchid in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 20, 49, 0, 8.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #bc78eb on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
20 49 0 8
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
22 49 4 14
The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color is saturated enough to sit near the edge of cmyk gamut, so expect a small drop in punch on paper and proof it before a long run.

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 #bc78eb straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #bc78eb; }
.text { color: #bc78eb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bc78eb; }

How orchid looks on light and dark

Orchid and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #bc78eb against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
2.99:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
7.02:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #bc78eb 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 #bc78eb sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Your nameFounderhello@brand.comBusiness 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 #bc78eb and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from orchid, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

The figures for #bc78eb come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. The uncoated cmyk build carries more ink than the coated one, which is what a printer would compensate for when the same color runs on a rougher stock. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.