Orchid

#b76aa4

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. Deep greens and teals opposite it give contrast and warm neutrals keep it soft.

Orchid color values

Every conversion for #b76aa4, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#b76aa4

RGB183, 106, 164

HSL315, 35%, 57%

HSV315, 42%, 72%

CMYK0%, 42%, 10%, 28%

Lab55.13, 38.99, -18.07

XYZ31.38, 23.06, 37.92

Decimal12020388

Web safe#cc6699

Pantone2573 C

Shades of orchid

#af5999 #a04d8c #8f457c #7d3c6d #6c345e #5a2c4f #492340 #371b30 #261221 #150a12

Tints of orchid

#be78ac #c485b5 #cb93bd #d1a1c5 #d8aece #dfbcd6 #e5cadf #ecd8e7 #f3e5ef #f9f3f8

Colors that go with orchid

Complementary#6ab77d Analogous#a36ab7 Analogous#b76a7e Triadic#a4b76a Triadic#6aa4b7 Split complementary#7eb76a Split complementary#6ab7a3

Orchid in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 42, 10, 28.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #b76aa4 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 42 10 28

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 43 13 34

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 #b76aa4 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #b76aa4; }
.text { color: #b76aa4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b76aa4; }

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 #b76aa4 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #b76aa4 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 #b76aa4 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 #b76aa4 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 #b76aa4 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. The coated and uncoated cmyk builds differ because uncoated stock absorbs more ink and gains dot, so the same color needs a heavier, slightly duller build on press. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.