Orchid

#cf73cf

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

Orchid sits in the pink band, mid and soft. Pinks like this read soft and contemporary. It works with sage and olive for balance, or with cream for a gentle palette.

Orchid color values

Every conversion for #cf73cf, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#cf73cf

RGB207, 115, 207

HSL300, 49%, 63%

HSV300, 44%, 81%

CMYK0%, 44%, 0%, 19%

Lab61.68, 49.37, -32.33

XYZ43.13, 30.03, 62.56

Decimal13595599

Web safe#cc66cc

Pantone252 C

Shades of orchid

#c85dc8 #c048c0 #af3caf #993499 #832d83 #6e266e #581e58 #421742 #2c0f2c #170817

Tints of orchid

#d380d3 #d88cd8 #dc99dc #e0a6e0 #e5b2e5 #e9bfe9 #edcced #f2d8f2 #f6e5f6 #faf2fa

Colors that go with orchid

Complementary#73cf73 Analogous#a173cf Analogous#cf73a1 Triadic#cfcf73 Triadic#73cfcf Split complementary#a1cf73 Split complementary#73cfa1

Orchid in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 0, 44, 0, 19.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #cf73cf on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 44 0 19

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 44 4 25

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 #cf73cf straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #cf73cf; }
.text { color: #cf73cf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cf73cf; }

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 #cf73cf against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #cf73cf 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 #cf73cf 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 #cf73cf 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 #cf73cf are worked out. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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.