Orchid (color)

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Orchid
 
Gtk-dialog-info.svg    Color coordinates
Hex triplet #DA70D6
sRGB B (r, g, b)(218, 112, 214)
HSV (h, s, v)(302°, 49%, 85%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)(63, 80, 310°)
Source X11
ISCC–NBS descriptor Vivid purple
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

Orchid is a bright rich purple color that resembles the color which various orchids often exhibit.

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

The first recorded use of orchid as a color name in English was in 1915. [1]

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.

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Derivation

The name originates 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 tubers of plants of the genus Orchis . [2]

Variations of orchid

Orchid pink

Orchid Pink
 
Gtk-dialog-info.svg    Color coordinates
Hex triplet #F2BDCD
sRGB B (r, g, b)(242, 189, 205)
HSV (h, s, v)(342°, 22%, 95%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)(82, 32, 351°)
Source Pantone TPX [3]
ISCC–NBS descriptor Pale purplish pink
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

Displayed at right is the color orchid pink.

The source of this color is the "Pantone Textile Paper eXtended (TPX)" color list, color #13-2010 TPX—Orchid Pink. [4]

Orchid (Crayola)

Orchid (Crayola)
 
Gtk-dialog-info.svg    Color coordinates
Hex triplet #E29CD2
sRGB B (r, g, b)(226, 156, 210)
HSV (h, s, v)(314°, 31%, 89%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)(73, 49, 320°)
Source Crayola
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

Displayed at right is the color that is called "orchid" in Crayola crayons. Orchid has been a Crayola crayon color since 1949.

In 2008, the color was temporarily renamed "best friends" for Kids' Choice Colors, before reverting the name back to orchid in 2009. [5]

Wild orchid

Wild Orchid
 
Gtk-dialog-info.svg    Color coordinates
Hex triplet #D470A2
sRGB B (r, g, b)(212, 112, 162)
HSV (h, s, v)(330°, 47%, 83%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)(60, 63, 341°)
Source Pantone TPX [6]
ISCC–NBS descriptor Deep purplish pink
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

Displayed at right is the color wild orchid.

The source of this color is the "Pantone Textile Paper eXtended (TPX)" color list, color #16-2120 TPX—Wild Orchid. [7]

Dark orchid

Dark Orchid
 
Gtk-dialog-info.svg    Color coordinates
Hex triplet #9932CC
sRGB B (r, g, b)(153, 50, 204)
HSV (h, s, v)(280°, 75%, 80%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)(43, 99, 288°)
Source X11
ISCC–NBS descriptor Vivid purple
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

Displayed at right is the web color dark orchid.

Dark Pink (Perbang)

Dark Pink (PerBang)
 
Gtk-dialog-info.svg    Color coordinates
Hex triplet #B300A3
sRGB B (r, g, b)(179, 0, 163)
HSV (h, s, v)(305°, 100%, 70%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)(42, 92, 315°)
Source
ISCC–NBS descriptor Strong orchid
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

Displayed at right is the web color dark pink (PerBang).

See also

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References

  1. Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill Page 200; Color Sample of Orchid: Page 105 Plate 41 Color Sample F5
  2. "Orchis". Dictionary.com Unabridged. Random House, Inc. Retrieved 2010-05-03.
  3. Type the words "Orchid Pink" into the indicated window on the Pantone Color Finder and the color will appear.
  4. Pantone TPX Pantone Color Finder--Type the words "Orchid Pink" into the indicated window on the Pantone Color Finder and the color will appear:
  5. "The Definitive History of the colors of Crayola". Archived from the original on 2017-06-11. Retrieved April 25, 2023.
  6. Type the words "Wild Orchid" into the indicated window on the Pantone Color Finder and the color will appear.
  7. Pantone TPX Pantone Color Finder--Type the words "Wild Orchid" into the indicated window on the Pantone Color Finder and the color will appear: