Orchid

#cd82e2

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. Yellow greens across the wheel wake it up and soft greys let it stay refined.

Orchid color values

Every conversion for #cd82e2, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#cd82e2

RGB205, 130, 226

HSL287, 62%, 70%

HSV287, 42%, 89%

CMYK9%, 42%, 0%, 11%

Lab65.31, 44.61, -37.33

XYZ46.89, 34.44, 76.13

Decimal13468386

Web safe#cc99cc

Pantone2572 C

Shades of orchid

#c268dc #b84dd6 #ad33d0 #992bb7 #83249d #6d1e82 #571868 #41124e #2b0c33 #150619

Tints of orchid

#d18de5 #d698e7 #daa3ea #dfaeec #e3b9ef #e8c4f1 #eccff4 #f0daf7 #f5e5f9 #f9f1fc

Colors that go with orchid

Complementary#97e282 Analogous#9d82e2 Analogous#e282c7 Triadic#e2cd82 Triadic#82e2cd Split complementary#c7e282 Split complementary#82e29d

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, 42, 0, 11.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #cd82e2 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

9 42 0 11

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

12 43 4 17

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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Orchid in css

Copy #cd82e2 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #cd82e2; }
.text { color: #cd82e2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cd82e2; }

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 #cd82e2 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #cd82e2 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Orchid on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #cd82e2 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 thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn orchid into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #cd82e2 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 #cd82e2 are worked out. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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.