Orchid

#cf79fa

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 relaxed cast. 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 #cf79fa, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#cf79fa

RGB207, 121, 250

HSL280, 93%, 73%

HSV280, 52%, 98%

CMYK17%, 52%, 0%, 2%

Lab64.84, 54.72, -51.3

XYZ49.82, 33.84, 94.35

Decimal13597178

Web safe#cc66ff

Pantone2572 C

Shades of orchid

#c358f9 #b737f8 #ac17f6 #9a08e2 #8307c2 #6d06a1 #570580 #41045f #2a023e #14011d

Tints of orchid

#d385fa #d790fb #dc9cfb #e0a8fc #e4b3fc #e8bffd #eccbfd #f0d6fd #f5e2fe #f9eefe

Colors that go with orchid

Complementary#a4fa79 Analogous#8e79fa Analogous#fa79e4 Triadic#facf79 Triadic#79facf Split complementary#e4fa79 Split complementary#79fa8e

Orchid in print

It is saturated enough that the cmyk build can shift slightly from screen to press, so proof it. The cmyk build is 17, 52, 0, 2.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #cf79fa on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

17 52 0 2

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

20 52 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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Orchid in css

Copy #cf79fa straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #cf79fa; }
.text { color: #cf79fa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cf79fa; }

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 #cf79fa against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #cf79fa 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 #cf79fa 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 #cf79fa 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 #cf79fa 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.