Orchid

#bf74ad

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

Orchid is a mid pink, balanced and easy to pair. 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 #bf74ad, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#bf74ad

RGB191, 116, 173

HSL314, 37%, 60%

HSV314, 39%, 75%

CMYK0%, 39%, 9%, 25%

Lab58.59, 37.82, -17.92

XYZ35.27, 26.58, 42.81

Decimal12547245

Web safe#cc6699

Pantone2573 C

Shades of orchid

#b661a2 #ac4f96 #994786 #873e75 #743565 #612d54 #4e2444 #3b1b33 #281223 #150a12

Tints of orchid

#c581b4 #cb8dbc #d19ac3 #d6a7cb #dcb3d2 #e2c0da #e8cde1 #eed9e9 #f4e6f0 #f9f3f8

Colors that go with orchid

Complementary#74bf86 Analogous#ac74bf Analogous#bf7487 Triadic#adbf74 Triadic#74adbf Split complementary#87bf74 Split complementary#74bfac

Orchid in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 39, 9, 25.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #bf74ad on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 39 9 25

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 40 12 31

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 #bf74ad straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #bf74ad; }
.text { color: #bf74ad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bf74ad; }

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 #bf74ad against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #bf74ad 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 #bf74ad 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 #bf74ad 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

The figures for #bf74ad come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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.