Orchid

#c482ed

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

Orchid falls in the purple range, light and strong. Purples like this signal creativity and a premium feel. Pair it with warm yellows for contrast, or with charcoal for a moody scheme.

Orchid color values

Every conversion for #c482ed, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#c482ed

RGB196, 130, 237

HSL277, 75%, 72%

HSV277, 45%, 93%

CMYK17%, 45%, 0%, 7%

Lab64.82, 44.32, -44.25

XYZ46.03, 33.82, 84.22

Decimal12878573

Web safe#cc99ff

Pantone2572 C

Shades of orchid

#b665e9 #a847e5 #9a2ae0 #891dcb #7519ae #611590 #4d1173 #390c56 #260838 #12041b

Tints of orchid

#c98def #ce98f0 #d3a3f2 #d9aef3 #deb9f5 #e3c4f6 #e8cff8 #eddafa #f2e4fb #f8effd

Colors that go with orchid

Complementary#abed82 Analogous#8f82ed Analogous#ed82e0 Triadic#edc482 Triadic#82edc4 Split complementary#e0ed82 Split complementary#82ed8f

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 17, 45, 0, 7.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #c482ed on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

17 45 0 7

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

20 45 4 13

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 read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Orchid in css

Copy #c482ed straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #c482ed; }
.text { color: #c482ed; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c482ed; }

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 #c482ed against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #c482ed 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 #c482ed 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 #c482ed 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 #c482ed are worked out. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.