Blue Orchid is a light bright shade of Blue. It belongs to the color family Blue, and it has high lightness and high saturation. Blue Orchid is a cool color.
RGB space
CMYK space
The hex code for Blue Orchid is #1F45FC.
In the RGB (Red, Green, Blue) color space, which is used for digital colors, Blue Orchid has 12%% Red, 27% Green, and 99% Blue.
Blue Orchid has 230° Hue, 88% Saturation, and 99% Value in the HSV (Hue, Saturation, Value) color space, which is another way to represent digital colors.
Blue Orchid has 230° Hue, 96% Saturation, and 55% Lightness in the HSL (Hue, Saturation, Lightness) color space, which is a different way to express digital colors.
Blue Orchid has 88% cyan, 73% magenta, 0% yellow, and 1% black in the CMYK (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black) color space, which is used for color printing.
Color Space |
Original Units |
Percentage |
---|---|---|
Hex |
#1F45FC |
|
RGB |
(31, 69, 252) |
(12%, 27%, 99%) |
HSV |
(230°, 88, 99) |
(64%, 88%, 99%) |
HSL |
(230°, 96, 55) |
(64%, 96%, 55%) |
CMYK |
(88, 73, 0, 1) |
(88%, 73%, 0%, 1%) |
The natural luminance of Blue Orchid is 12%, which is low.
Blue Orchid has a higher contrast with white than black.
Blue Orchid and black have a 3.3:1 contrast ratio, which is insufficient for readability.
Blue Orchid and white have a 6.3:1 contrast ratio, which meets the AA requirement. These colors are suitable for titles.
Luminance |
Contrast to Black |
Contrast to White |
---|---|---|
12% |
insufficient (3.3) |
AA (6.3) |
Example Black |
Example White |
Example Black |
Example White |
To mix Blue Orchid paint using eight primary colors (Red, Green, Blue, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 79% Blue, 8% Cyan, 1% Black, 12% White, as shown below.
Yellow
0%
Red
0%
Green
0%
Blue
79%
Cyan
8%
Magenta
0%
Black
1%
White
12%
To mix Blue Orchid paint using five primary colors (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 47% Cyan, 39% Magenta, 1% Black, 12% White, as shown below.
Cyan
47%
Magenta
39%
Yellow
0%
Black
1%
White
12%
Colors similar to Blue Orchid are: Vivid Blue, Azul, ArtyClick Ocean Blue, Palatinate Blue, and Rich Blue. Vivid Blue is more blue and brighter and darker than Blue Orchid. Azul is more cyan and lighter than Blue Orchid. ArtyClick Ocean Blue is more cyan and brighter than Blue Orchid. Palatinate Blue is more blue and paler and darker than Blue Orchid. Rich Blue is more blue and brighter and darker than Blue Orchid.