Orchid

#bd73cc

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

This is Orchid, a soft pink at 290 degrees. 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 #bd73cc, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#bd73cc

RGB189, 115, 204

HSL290, 47%, 63%

HSV290, 44%, 80%

CMYK7%, 44%, 0%, 20%

Lab59.38, 43.48, -34.39

XYZ38.02, 27.44, 60.42

Decimal12415948

Web safe#cc66cc

Pantone528 C

Shades of orchid

#b35ec4 #a949bd #983eaa #853695 #722f80 #60276b #4d1f56 #3a1841 #27102c #140816

Tints of orchid

#c380d1 #c98cd5 #cf99da #d5a6de #dbb2e3 #e1bfe8 #e7ccec #edd9f1 #f3e5f6 #f9f2fa

Colors that go with orchid

Complementary#82cc73 Analogous#9073cc Analogous#cc73af Triadic#ccbd73 Triadic#73ccbd Split complementary#afcc73 Split complementary#73cc91

Orchid in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 7, 44, 0, 20.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #bd73cc on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

7 44 0 20

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

10 44 4 26

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 #bd73cc straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #bd73cc; }
.text { color: #bd73cc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bd73cc; }

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 #bd73cc against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #bd73cc 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 #bd73cc 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 #bd73cc 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 #bd73cc are worked out. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. Two cmyk builds are shown because coated and uncoated papers behave differently, uncoated soaks up ink and needs more of it to hit the same target. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.