Orchid

#cd7bfa

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 279 degrees. 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 #cd7bfa, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#cd7bfa

RGB205, 123, 250

HSL279, 93%, 73%

HSV279, 51%, 98%

CMYK18%, 51%, 0%, 2%

Lab65.0, 53.18, -51.06

XYZ49.52, 34.05, 94.4

Decimal13466618

Web safe#cc66ff

Pantone2572 C

Shades of orchid

#c15af9 #b439f8 #a818f6 #9609e3 #8007c2 #6a06a1 #550580 #3f045f #29023e #13011d

Tints of orchid

#d186fa #d692fb #da9dfb #dea9fc #e3b4fc #e7c0fd #ebcbfd #f0d7fd #f4e2fe #f8eefe

Colors that go with orchid

Complementary#a8fa7b Analogous#8d7bfa Analogous#fa7be8 Triadic#facd7b Triadic#7bfacd Split complementary#e8fa7b Split complementary#7bfa8d

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 18, 51, 0, 2.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #cd7bfa on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

18 51 0 2

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

21 51 4 8

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 #cd7bfa straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #cd7bfa; }
.text { color: #cd7bfa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cd7bfa; }

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 #cd7bfa against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #cd7bfa 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 #cd7bfa 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 #cd7bfa 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 #cd7bfa are worked out. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. Two cmyk builds are shown because coated and uncoated papers behave differently, uncoated soaks up ink and needs more of it to hit the same target. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.