Orchid (color)

**Orchid** is a bright rich purple color that resembles the color of some orchids.

Various tones of _orchid_ may range from grayish purple to purplish-pink to strong reddish purple.

The first written use of _orchid_ as a color name in English was in 1915.

In 1987, orchid was included as one of the X11 colors.  After the invention of the world wide web in 1991, these became known as the X11 web colors.

## Where the name comes from

The name comes from the flowers of some species of the vast orchid family (Orchidaceae), such as _Laelia furfuracea_ and _Ascocentrum pusillum_, which have petals of this color.

The word _Orchid_ derives from the Greek word _orchis_ which means testicle, after the appearance of the roots of plants of the genus _Orchis_.

## Meaning of orchid

- The orchid ribbon represents testicular cancer awareness.

## Tones of orchid color comparison chart

|Name|width=100|Color|HEX Code|Red|Green|Blue|Hue|Sat|Lum|Source|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|Orchid Ice|style="background-color:#dfd2df;"||#DFD2DF|223|210|222|300°|17%|85%|(Pantone TPX 13-3406)|
|Orchid Pink|style="background-color:#f2bdcd;"||#F2BDCD|242|189|205|342°|67%|85%|(Pantone TPX 13-2010)|
|Light Orchid|style="background-color:#e6a8d7;"||#E6A8D7|230|168|215|315°|55%|78%|(Orchid(Crayola))|
|Rich Orchid Pink|style="background-color:#e68cd2;"||#E68CD2|230|140|210|313°|64%|73%||
|Light Medium Orchid|style="background-color:#d39bcb;"||#D39BCB|211|155|203|309°|39%|72%|(Orchid (Pantone TPX-15-3214))|
|Deep Orchid Pink|style="background-color:#d597ae;"||#D597AE|213|151|174|338°|42%|71%|(Orchid Pink (ISCC-NBS #250))|
|Wild Orchid|style="background-color:#d770a2;"||#D770A2|215|112|162|331°|56%|64%|(Pantone TPX 16-2120)|
|Vivid Orchid Pink|style="background-color:#df63e6;"||#DF63E6|223|99|230|297°|72%|65%||
|**Orchid**|style="background-color:#da70d6;"||**#DA70D6**|**218**|**112**|**214**|**302°**|**59%**|**65%**|**(web color)**|
|Rich Orchid|style="background-color:#d338ea;"||#DF33EA|211|56|234|296°|81%|56%||
|Vivid Orchid|style="background-color:#cc00ff;"||#CC00FF|204|0|255|288°|100%|50%|Orchid (Crayola colored pencils)|
|Strong Orchid|style="background-color: #c316e9"||#C316E9|195|22|233|289°|83%|50%||
|Medium Orchid|style="background-color: #ba55d3"||#BA55D3|186|85|211|288°|59%|58%|(web color)|
|Orchid Mauve|style="background-color: #c17e91"||#C17E91|193|126|145|343°|35%|63%|(ISCC-NBS #251)|
|Orchid Mist|style="background-color: #c3a6b1"||#C3A6B1|195|166|177|337°|19%|71%|(ISCC-NBS #253)|
|Mauve Orchid|style="background-color: #b37e9a"||#B37E9A|179|126|154|328°|26%|60%|(Pantone TPX 16-2111)|
|Radiant Orchid|style="background-color: #b163a3"||#B163A3|177|99|163|311°|33%|54%|(Pantone TPX 18-3224)|
|Purple Orchid|style="background-color: #ae4f93"||#AE4F93|174|79|147|311°|33%|54%|(Pantone TPX 18-3027)|
|Dark Orchid|style="background-color: #9932cc"||#9932CC|153|50|204|280°|61%|50%|(web color)|
|Deep Orchid|style="background-color: #94417b"||#94417B|148|65|123|318°|39%|42%|(Pantone TPX 18-3022)|
|Dusky Orchid|style="background-color: #9c7687"||#9C7687|156|118|135|333°|16%|54%|(Pantone TPX 17-1610)|
|Orchid Gray|style="background-color: #796878"||#796878|121|104|120|304°|8%|44%|(ISCC-NBS #228)|

## Related pages

- List of colors