Orchid

#c77ce8

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

This is Orchid, a strong purple at 282 degrees. 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 #c77ce8, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#c77ce8

RGB199, 124, 232

HSL282, 70%, 70%

HSV282, 47%, 91%

CMYK14%, 47%, 0%, 9%

Lab63.66, 47.28, -43.28

XYZ45.33, 32.38, 80.21

Decimal13073640

Web safe#cc66ff

Pantone2572 C

Shades of orchid

#bb60e3 #af45de #a429d9 #9022c0 #7b1da4 #661889 #52136d #3d0e51 #280936 #13051a

Tints of orchid

#cc88ea #d193ec #d69fee #dbaaf0 #e0b6f2 #e5c1f4 #eacdf6 #efd9f8 #f4e4fa #f9f0fc

Colors that go with orchid

Complementary#9de87c Analogous#917ce8 Analogous#e87cd3 Triadic#e8c77c Triadic#7ce8c7 Split complementary#d3e87c Split complementary#7ce891

Orchid in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 14, 47, 0, 9.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #c77ce8 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

14 47 0 9

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

17 47 4 15

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 #c77ce8 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #c77ce8; }
.text { color: #c77ce8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c77ce8; }

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 #c77ce8 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #c77ce8 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 #c77ce8 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 #c77ce8 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 #c77ce8 are worked out. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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.