Orchid

#cd79fd

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

This is Orchid, a vivid purple at 278 degrees. Purples like this signal creativity and a premium feel. Yellow greens across the wheel wake it up and soft greys let it stay refined.

Orchid color values

Every conversion for #cd79fd, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#cd79fd

RGB205, 121, 253

HSL278, 97%, 73%

HSV278, 52%, 99%

CMYK19%, 52%, 0%, 1%

Lab64.76, 54.83, -53.08

XYZ49.74, 33.75, 96.82

Decimal13466109

Web safe#cc66ff

Pantone2572 C

Shades of orchid

#c057fc #b435fc #a713fb #9603e9 #8003c7 #6a02a5 #540284 #3f0162 #290140 #13001e

Tints of orchid

#d185fd #d690fd #da9cfe #dea8fe #e3b3fe #e7bffe #ebcafe #f0d6fe #f4e2ff #f8edff

Colors that go with orchid

Complementary#a9fd79 Analogous#8b79fd Analogous#fd79eb Triadic#fdcd79 Triadic#79fdcd Split complementary#ebfd79 Split complementary#79fd8b

Orchid in print

A color this vivid sometimes sits just outside cmyk gamut, so expect a small dip in punch on paper. The cmyk build is 19, 52, 0, 1.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #cd79fd on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

19 52 0 1

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

21 52 4 7

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 #cd79fd straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #cd79fd; }
.text { color: #cd79fd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cd79fd; }

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 #cd79fd against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #cd79fd 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 #cd79fd 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 #cd79fd 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 #cd79fd are worked out. 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.