Orchid

#cd87dc

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

Orchid is a light purple with a soft cast. 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 #cd87dc, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#cd87dc

RGB205, 135, 220

HSL289, 55%, 70%

HSV289, 39%, 86%

CMYK7%, 39%, 0%, 14%

Lab66.12, 40.76, -32.74

XYZ46.76, 35.47, 72.09

Decimal13469660

Web safe#cc99cc

Pantone2572 C

Shades of orchid

#c36ed5 #b855cd #ae3cc6 #9933ae #832c95 #6d247c #571d63 #41164a #2b0e31 #150718

Tints of orchid

#d192df #d69ce2 #daa7e5 #dfb1e8 #e3bceb #e8c7ef #ecd1f2 #f0dcf5 #f5e7f8 #f9f1fb

Colors that go with orchid

Complementary#96dc87 Analogous#a287dc Analogous#dc87c0 Triadic#dccd87 Triadic#87dccd Split complementary#c1dc87 Split complementary#87dca2

Orchid in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 7, 39, 0, 14.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #cd87dc on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

7 39 0 14

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

10 40 4 20

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 #cd87dc straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #cd87dc; }
.text { color: #cd87dc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cd87dc; }

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 #cd87dc against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #cd87dc 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 #cd87dc 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 #cd87dc 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 #cd87dc are worked out. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.