Orchid

#bf7bd3

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 286 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 #bf7bd3, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#bf7bd3

RGB191, 123, 211

HSL286, 50%, 65%

HSV286, 42%, 83%

CMYK9%, 42%, 0%, 17%

Lab61.61, 41.2, -34.84

XYZ40.33, 29.95, 65.28

Decimal12549075

Web safe#cc66cc

Pantone2572 C

Shades of orchid

#b464cb #a94dc4 #9b3db6 #87359f #742e89 #612672 #4d1e5b #3a1744 #270f2e #130817

Tints of orchid

#c587d7 #cb93db #d09fdf #d6aae3 #dcb6e7 #e2c2eb #e7ceef #eddaf3 #f3e6f7 #f9f2fb

Colors that go with orchid

Complementary#8fd37b Analogous#937bd3 Analogous#d37bbb Triadic#d3bf7b Triadic#7bd3bf Split complementary#bbd37b Split complementary#7bd393

Orchid in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 9, 42, 0, 17.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #bf7bd3 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

9 42 0 17

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

12 43 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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Orchid in css

Copy #bf7bd3 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #bf7bd3; }
.text { color: #bf7bd3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bf7bd3; }

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 #bf7bd3 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #bf7bd3 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Orchid on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #bf7bd3 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 thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn orchid into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #bf7bd3 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 #bf7bd3 are worked out. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. The uncoated cmyk build carries more ink than the coated one, which is what a printer would compensate for when the same color runs on a rougher stock. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.