Orchid

#bf72d0

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

Orchid is a mid purple with a confident cast. 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 #bf72d0, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#bf72d0

RGB191, 114, 208

HSL289, 50%, 63%

HSV289, 45%, 82%

CMYK8%, 45%, 0%, 18%

Lab59.58, 45.39, -36.31

XYZ38.89, 27.67, 62.96

Decimal12546768

Web safe#cc66cc

Pantone528 C

Shades of orchid

#b55cc9 #ab46c1 #9b3bb0 #88339a #742c84 #61256e #4e1e59 #3b1643 #270f2d #140817

Tints of orchid

#c57fd4 #cb8cd9 #d098dd #d6a5e1 #dcb2e5 #e2bfea #e8cbee #edd8f2 #f3e5f6 #f9f2fb

Colors that go with orchid

Complementary#83d072 Analogous#9072d0 Analogous#d072b2 Triadic#d0bf72 Triadic#72d0bf Split complementary#b2d072 Split complementary#72d090

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 8, 45, 0, 18.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #bf72d0 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

8 45 0 18

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

11 45 4 24

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 #bf72d0 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #bf72d0; }
.text { color: #bf72d0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bf72d0; }

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 #bf72d0 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #bf72d0 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 #bf72d0 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 #bf72d0 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

Every value on this page for #bf72d0 is computed, not guessed. 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.