Orchid

#bc7ae2

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 strong. 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 #bc7ae2, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#bc7ae2

RGB188, 122, 226

HSL278, 64%, 68%

HSV278, 46%, 89%

CMYK17%, 46%, 0%, 11%

Lab61.74, 44.0, -43.05

XYZ41.43, 30.1, 75.58

Decimal12352226

Web safe#cc66cc

Pantone528 C

Shades of orchid

#af60dc #a246d7 #942dd0 #8228b5 #6f229b #5c1c81 #4a1767 #37114d #250b33 #120519

Tints of orchid

#c286e5 #c892e7 #ce9eea #d4a9ec #dab5ef #e0c1f1 #e6cdf4 #ecd9f7 #f2e5f9 #f8f0fc

Colors that go with orchid

Complementary#a0e27a Analogous#887ae2 Analogous#e27ad4 Triadic#e2bc7a Triadic#7ae2bc Split complementary#d4e27a Split complementary#7ae288

Orchid in print

The cmyk build is well inside gamut, so what you see on screen is close to what prints. The cmyk build is 17, 46, 0, 11.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #bc7ae2 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

17 46 0 11

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

20 46 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 #bc7ae2 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #bc7ae2; }
.text { color: #bc7ae2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bc7ae2; }

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 #bc7ae2 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #bc7ae2 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 #bc7ae2 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 #bc7ae2 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 #bc7ae2 are worked out. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.