Orchid

#cb87df

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

This is Orchid, a strong purple at 286 degrees. 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 #cb87df, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#cb87df

RGB203, 135, 223

HSL286, 58%, 70%

HSV286, 39%, 87%

CMYK9%, 39%, 0%, 13%

Lab66.02, 40.75, -34.57

XYZ46.61, 35.35, 74.18

Decimal13338591

Web safe#cc99cc

Pantone2572 C

Shades of orchid

#c06dd8 #b553d1 #a939ca #9530b3 #802999 #6a2280 #551b66 #3f144c #2a0d32 #140618

Tints of orchid

#d092e2 #d49ce5 #d9a7e7 #ddb1ea #e2bced #e7c7f0 #ebd1f3 #f0dcf6 #f4e6f8 #f9f1fb

Colors that go with orchid

Complementary#9bdf87 Analogous#9f87df Analogous#df87c7 Triadic#dfcb87 Triadic#87dfcb Split complementary#c7df87 Split complementary#87df9f

Orchid in print

The cmyk build is well inside gamut, so what you see on screen is close to what prints. The cmyk build is 9, 39, 0, 13.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #cb87df on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

9 39 0 13

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

12 40 4 19

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 #cb87df straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #cb87df; }
.text { color: #cb87df; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cb87df; }

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 #cb87df against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #cb87df 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 #cb87df 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 #cb87df 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 #cb87df 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. 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. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.