Orchid

#b381cd

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 279 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 #b381cd, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#b381cd

RGB179, 129, 205

HSL279, 43%, 65%

HSV279, 37%, 80%

CMYK13%, 37%, 0%, 20%

Lab61.39, 33.02, -31.91

XYZ37.46, 29.69, 61.51

Decimal11764173

Web safe#cc99cc

Pantone2572 C

Shades of orchid

#a66bc4 #9956bc #8a45ae #793c98 #683483 #562b6d #452357 #341a41 #23112c #110916

Tints of orchid

#ba8cd1 #c198d6 #c7a3da #ceaedf #d5bae3 #dcc5e8 #e3d0ec #eadcf1 #f0e7f5 #f7f2fa

Colors that go with orchid

Complementary#9bcd81 Analogous#8d81cd Analogous#cd81c1 Triadic#cdb381 Triadic#81cdb3 Split complementary#c1cd81 Split complementary#81cd8d

Orchid in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 13, 37, 0, 20.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #b381cd on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

13 37 0 20

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

16 38 4 26

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 #b381cd straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #b381cd; }
.text { color: #b381cd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b381cd; }

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 #b381cd against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #b381cd 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 #b381cd 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 #b381cd 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 #b381cd 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.