Orchid

#bd71ca

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

Orchid sits in the pink band, mid and soft. Pinks like this read soft and contemporary. It works with sage and olive for balance, or with cream for a gentle palette.

Orchid color values

Every conversion for #bd71ca, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#bd71ca
RGB189, 113, 202
HSL291, 46%, 62%
HSV291, 44%, 79%
CMYK6%, 44%, 0%, 21%
Lab58.88, 44.15, -34.04
XYZ37.55, 26.89, 59.09
Decimal12415434
Web safe#cc66cc
Pantone528 C
Pantone528 CHex#bd71caRgb189 113 202Cmyk6 44 0 21Lab59 44 -34Darker#722f7dDeep#a142b1Lighter#d3a8db

Shades of orchid

Tints of orchid

Colors that go with orchid

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 6, 44, 0, 21.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #bd71ca on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
6 44 0 21
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
10 44 4 27
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 #bd71ca straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #bd71ca; }
.text { color: #bd71ca; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bd71ca; }

How orchid looks on light and dark

Orchid and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #bd71ca against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
3.29:1
AA fail · AA large pass · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
6.38:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA fail

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #bd71ca 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 #bd71ca 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 #bd71ca 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

Every value on this page for #bd71ca is computed, not guessed. 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.