Orchid

#bb7cbb

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 #bb7cbb, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#bb7cbb

RGB187, 124, 187

HSL300, 32%, 61%

HSV300, 34%, 73%

CMYK0%, 34%, 0%, 27%

Lab60.4, 34.69, -23.19

XYZ36.67, 28.57, 50.6

Decimal12287163

Web safe#cc66cc

Pantone2573 C

Shades of orchid

#b16ab1 #a857a8 #954e95 #834483 #703a70 #5e315e #4c274c #391e39 #271427 #140a14

Tints of orchid

#c188c1 #c794c7 #cea0ce #d4acd4 #dab8da #e0c4e0 #e6cfe6 #eddbed #f3e7f3 #f9f3f9

Colors that go with orchid

Complementary#7cbb7c Analogous#9b7cbb Analogous#bb7c9c Triadic#bbbb7c Triadic#7cbbbb Split complementary#9cbb7c Split complementary#7cbb9c

Orchid in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 34, 0, 27.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #bb7cbb on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 34 0 27

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 35 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 #bb7cbb straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #bb7cbb; }
.text { color: #bb7cbb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bb7cbb; }

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 #bb7cbb against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #bb7cbb 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 #bb7cbb 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 #bb7cbb 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 #bb7cbb 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.