Orchid

#cb7bee

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

Orchid is a light purple with a relaxed cast. 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 #cb7bee, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#cb7bee

RGB203, 123, 238

HSL282, 77%, 71%

HSV282, 48%, 93%

CMYK15%, 48%, 0%, 7%

Lab64.19, 50.15, -45.74

XYZ47.14, 33.04, 84.78

Decimal13335534

Web safe#cc66ff

Pantone2572 C

Shades of orchid

#bf5eea #b440e6 #a823e3 #951acb #7f16ad #6a1390 #540f73 #3f0b56 #290738 #14031b

Tints of orchid

#d087ef #d492f1 #d99ef2 #dda9f4 #e2b5f5 #e6c1f7 #ebccf8 #f0d8fa #f4e4fb #f9effd

Colors that go with orchid

Complementary#9eee7b Analogous#917bee Analogous#ee7bd8 Triadic#eecb7b Triadic#7beecb Split complementary#d8ee7b Split complementary#7bee91

Orchid in print

The saturation is high, which is where rgb and cmyk drift apart, so a printed proof is worth it. The cmyk build is 15, 48, 0, 7.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #cb7bee on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

15 48 0 7

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

18 48 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 #cb7bee straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #cb7bee; }
.text { color: #cb7bee; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cb7bee; }

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 #cb7bee against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #cb7bee 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 #cb7bee 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 #cb7bee 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

The figures for #cb7bee come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. 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. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.