Orchid

#bd7dde

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. Yellow greens across the wheel wake it up and soft greys let it stay refined.

Orchid color values

Every conversion for #bd7dde, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#bd7dde

RGB189, 125, 222

HSL280, 60%, 68%

HSV280, 44%, 87%

CMYK15%, 44%, 0%, 13%

Lab62.3, 41.82, -39.92

XYZ41.5, 30.76, 72.86

Decimal12418526

Web safe#cc66cc

Pantone2572 C

Shades of orchid

#b064d8 #a34bd1 #9633c9 #832db0 #702697 #5e207d #4b1964 #38134b #250d32 #120618

Tints of orchid

#c389e1 #c994e4 #cfa0e7 #d5abea #dab7ed #e0c2f0 #e6cef3 #ecdaf6 #f2e5f8 #f8f1fb

Colors that go with orchid

Complementary#9ede7d Analogous#8d7dde Analogous#de7dce Triadic#debd7d Triadic#7ddebd Split complementary#cede7d Split complementary#7dde8d

Orchid in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 15, 44, 0, 13.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #bd7dde on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

15 44 0 13

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

18 44 4 19

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 #bd7dde straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #bd7dde; }
.text { color: #bd7dde; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bd7dde; }

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 #bd7dde against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #bd7dde 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 #bd7dde 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 #bd7dde 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 #bd7dde are worked out. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.