Orchid

#c86cdc

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 289 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 #c86cdc, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#c86cdc

RGB200, 108, 220

HSL289, 62%, 64%

HSV289, 51%, 86%

CMYK9%, 51%, 0%, 14%

Lab60.04, 53.37, -42.26

XYZ42.1, 28.17, 70.93

Decimal13135068

Web safe#cc66cc

Pantone252 C

Shades of orchid

#bf54d6 #b63cd1 #a72ec1 #9228a9 #7d2291 #681d79 #541761 #3f1149 #2a0c31 #150619

Tints of orchid

#cd79df #d287e2 #d794e5 #dca1e9 #e1aeec #e6bcef #ebc9f2 #f0d6f5 #f5e3f8 #faf1fc

Colors that go with orchid

Complementary#80dc6c Analogous#906cdc Analogous#dc6cb8 Triadic#dcc86c Triadic#6cdcc8 Split complementary#b8dc6c Split complementary#6cdc90

Orchid in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 9, 51, 0, 14.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #c86cdc on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

9 51 0 14

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

12 51 4 20

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 #c86cdc straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #c86cdc; }
.text { color: #c86cdc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c86cdc; }

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 #c86cdc against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #c86cdc 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 #c86cdc 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 #c86cdc 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 #c86cdc is computed, not guessed. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.