Orchid

#c471b8

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

Orchid is a mid pink, balanced and easy to pair. 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 #c471b8, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#c471b8

RGB196, 113, 184

HSL309, 41%, 61%

HSV309, 42%, 77%

CMYK0%, 42%, 6%, 23%

Lab58.98, 42.95, -23.56

XYZ37.32, 27.01, 48.59

Decimal12874168

Web safe#cc66cc

Pantone252 C

Shades of orchid

#bc5dae #b34aa4 #9f4292 #8c3a80 #78326e #642a5c #51214a #3d1938 #291126 #160914

Tints of orchid

#c97ebe #cf8bc5 #d498cb #daa5d2 #dfb2d8 #e4bfdf #eacce5 #efd9ec #f4e5f2 #faf2f9

Colors that go with orchid

Complementary#71c47d Analogous#a771c4 Analogous#c4718e Triadic#b8c471 Triadic#71b8c4 Split complementary#8fc471 Split complementary#71c4a7

Orchid in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 0, 42, 6, 23.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #c471b8 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 42 6 23

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 43 10 29

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 #c471b8 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #c471b8; }
.text { color: #c471b8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c471b8; }

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 #c471b8 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #c471b8 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 #c471b8 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 #c471b8 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 #c471b8 are worked out. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.