Orchid

#cb86de

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 #cb86de, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#cb86de

RGB203, 134, 222

HSL287, 57%, 70%

HSV287, 40%, 87%

CMYK9%, 40%, 0%, 13%

Lab65.76, 41.09, -34.41

XYZ46.34, 35.02, 73.42

Decimal13338334

Web safe#cc99cc

Pantone2572 C

Shades of orchid

#c06cd7 #b553d0 #aa39c9 #9630b1 #802998 #6a227e #551b65 #3f154b #2a0e32 #140718

Tints of orchid

#d091e1 #d49be4 #d9a6e7 #ddb1ea #e2bbed #e7c6f0 #ebd1f2 #f0dcf5 #f4e6f8 #f9f1fb

Colors that go with orchid

Complementary#99de86 Analogous#9f86de Analogous#de86c5 Triadic#decb86 Triadic#86decb Split complementary#c5de86 Split complementary#86de9f

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 9, 40, 0, 13.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #cb86de on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

9 40 0 13

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

12 41 4 19

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 #cb86de straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #cb86de; }
.text { color: #cb86de; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cb86de; }

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 #cb86de against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #cb86de 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 #cb86de 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 #cb86de 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 #cb86de is computed, not guessed. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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.