Orchid

#c979ff

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

Orchid falls in the purple range, light and vivid. Purples like this signal creativity and a premium feel. Pair it with warm yellows for contrast, or with charcoal for a moody scheme.

Orchid color values

Every conversion for #c979ff, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#c979ff

RGB201, 121, 255

HSL276, 100%, 74%

HSV276, 53%, 100%

CMYK21%, 53%, 0%, 0%

Lab64.41, 54.24, -54.76

XYZ48.97, 33.31, 98.46

Decimal13203967

Web safe#cc66ff

Pantone2572 C

Shades of orchid

#bb56ff #ad34ff #9f11ff #8e00ee #7900cb #6500a9 #500086 #3c0064 #270041 #12001f

Tints of orchid

#ce85ff #d290ff #d79cff #dca7ff #e0b3ff #e5bfff #eacaff #eed6ff #f3e2ff #f8edff

Colors that go with orchid

Complementary#afff79 Analogous#8679ff Analogous#ff79f2 Triadic#ffc979 Triadic#79ffc9 Split complementary#f2ff79 Split complementary#79ff86

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 21, 53, 0, 0.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #c979ff on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

21 53 0 0

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

23 53 4 6

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 #c979ff straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #c979ff; }
.text { color: #c979ff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c979ff; }

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 #c979ff against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #c979ff 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 #c979ff 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 #c979ff 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 #c979ff come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.