Orchid

#c477ff

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

This is Orchid, a vivid purple at 274 degrees. Purples like this signal creativity and a premium feel. Yellow greens across the wheel wake it up and soft greys let it stay refined.

Orchid color values

Every conversion for #c477ff, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#c477ff

RGB196, 119, 255

HSL274, 100%, 73%

HSV274, 53%, 100%

CMYK23%, 53%, 0%, 0%

Lab63.47, 54.01, -56.3

XYZ47.41, 32.15, 98.31

Decimal12875775

Web safe#cc66ff

Pantone2572 C

Shades of orchid

#b555ff #a632ff #9710ff #8600ed #7300ca #5f00a8 #4c0086 #380063 #250041 #11001f

Tints of orchid

#c983ff #ce8fff #d39aff #d9a6ff #deb2ff #e3beff #e8caff #edd6ff #f2e1ff #f7edff

Colors that go with orchid

Complementary#b2ff77 Analogous#8077ff Analogous#ff77f6 Triadic#ffc477 Triadic#77ffc4 Split complementary#f6ff77 Split complementary#77ff80

Orchid in print

A color this vivid sometimes sits just outside cmyk gamut, so expect a small dip in punch on paper. The cmyk build is 23, 53, 0, 0.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #c477ff on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

23 53 0 0

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

25 53 4 6

The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color is saturated enough to sit near the edge of cmyk gamut, so expect a small drop in punch on paper and proof it before a long run.

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 #c477ff straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #c477ff; }
.text { color: #c477ff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c477ff; }

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 #c477ff against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #c477ff 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 #c477ff 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 #c477ff 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 #c477ff is computed, not guessed. 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.