Orchid

#bc77bb

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

This is Orchid, a soft pink at 301 degrees. Pinks like this read soft and contemporary. It works with sage and olive for balance, or with cream for a gentle palette.

Orchid color values

Every conversion for #bc77bb, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#bc77bb

RGB188, 119, 187

HSL301, 34%, 60%

HSV301, 37%, 74%

CMYK0%, 37%, 1%, 26%

Lab59.41, 37.74, -24.7

XYZ36.31, 27.47, 50.4

Decimal12351419

Web safe#cc66cc

Pantone2573 C

Shades of orchid

#b364b2 #a953a7 #964a95 #844183 #713870 #5f2f5e #4c254b #3a1c39 #271327 #150a14

Tints of orchid

#c283c1 #c890c7 #ce9cce #d4a9d4 #dbb5da #e1c1e0 #e7cee6 #eddaed #f3e7f3 #f9f3f9

Colors that go with orchid

Complementary#77bc78 Analogous#9b77bc Analogous#bc7799 Triadic#bbbc77 Triadic#77bbbc Split complementary#99bc77 Split complementary#77bc9b

Orchid in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 0, 37, 1, 26.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #bc77bb on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 37 1 26

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 38 5 32

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 #bc77bb straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #bc77bb; }
.text { color: #bc77bb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bc77bb; }

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 #bc77bb against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #bc77bb 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 #bc77bb 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 #bc77bb 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 #bc77bb are worked out. 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.