Orchid

#ac79bb

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

This is Orchid, a soft purple at 286 degrees. A mid purple this rich reads creative and a little premium. Pair it with warm yellows for contrast, or with charcoal for a moody scheme.

Orchid color values

Every conversion for #ac79bb, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#ac79bb

RGB172, 121, 187

HSL286, 33%, 60%

HSV286, 35%, 73%

CMYK8%, 35%, 0%, 27%

Lab58.07, 31.52, -26.91

XYZ32.82, 26.03, 50.31

Decimal11303355

Web safe#9966cc

Pantone2577 C

Shades of orchid

#a167b2 #9555a8 #844c95 #744283 #643970 #53305e #43264c #331d39 #221427 #120a14

Tints of orchid

#b485c1 #bb91c7 #c39ece #caaad4 #d2b6da #d9c2e0 #e1cfe6 #e9dbed #f0e7f3 #f8f3f9

Colors that go with orchid

Complementary#88bb79 Analogous#8b79bb Analogous#bb79a9 Triadic#bbac79 Triadic#79bbac Split complementary#a9bb79 Split complementary#79bb8b

Orchid in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 8, 35, 0, 27.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #ac79bb on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

8 35 0 27

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

11 36 4 33

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 #ac79bb straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #ac79bb; }
.text { color: #ac79bb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ac79bb; }

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 #ac79bb against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #ac79bb 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 #ac79bb 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 #ac79bb 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

The figures for #ac79bb come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. 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.