Orchid

#cb7eb3

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

Orchid sits in the pink band, mid and soft. Pinks like this read soft and contemporary. Deep greens and teals opposite it give contrast and warm neutrals keep it soft.

Orchid color values

Every conversion for #cb7eb3, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#cb7eb3
RGB203, 126, 179
HSL319, 43%, 65%
HSV319, 38%, 80%
CMYK0%, 38%, 12%, 20%
Lab62.4, 37.47, -15.43
XYZ40.23, 30.87, 46.49
Decimal13336243
Web safe#cc66cc
Pantone514 C
Pantone514 CHex#cb7eb3Rgb203 126 179Cmyk0 38 12 20Lab62 37 -15Darker#85356cDeep#b64b95Lighter#ddb3d0

Shades of orchid

Tints of orchid

Colors that go with orchid

Orchid in print

The cmyk build is well inside gamut, so what you see on screen is close to what prints. The cmyk build is 0, 38, 12, 20.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #cb7eb3 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 38 12 20
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 39 15 26
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 #cb7eb3 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #cb7eb3; }
.text { color: #cb7eb3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cb7eb3; }

How orchid looks on light and dark

Orchid and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #cb7eb3 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
2.93:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
7.17:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #cb7eb3 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 #cb7eb3 sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Your nameFounderhello@brand.comBusiness 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 #cb7eb3 and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

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 #cb7eb3 is computed, not guessed. 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. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.