Orchid

#bf6fd4

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

This is Orchid, a soft purple at 288 degrees. 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 #bf6fd4, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#bf6fd4

RGB191, 111, 212

HSL288, 54%, 63%

HSV288, 48%, 83%

CMYK10%, 48%, 0%, 17%

Lab59.16, 47.76, -39.23

XYZ39.05, 27.2, 65.48

Decimal12546004

Web safe#cc66cc

Pantone528 C

Shades of orchid

#b558cd #ab42c7 #9b36b5 #882f9f #742988 #612272 #4e1b5b #3b1445 #270e2e #140718

Tints of orchid

#c57cd8 #cb89dc #d096e0 #d6a3e4 #dcb0e7 #e2bdeb #e8caef #edd7f3 #f3e4f7 #f9f1fb

Colors that go with orchid

Complementary#84d46f Analogous#8c6fd4 Analogous#d46fb7 Triadic#d4bf6f Triadic#6fd4bf Split complementary#b7d46f Split complementary#6fd48c

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 10, 48, 0, 17.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #bf6fd4 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

10 48 0 17

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

13 48 4 23

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 #bf6fd4 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #bf6fd4; }
.text { color: #bf6fd4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bf6fd4; }

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 #bf6fd4 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #bf6fd4 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 #bf6fd4 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 #bf6fd4 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 #bf6fd4 are worked out. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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.