| Orchid | |
|---|---|
 Color coordinates | |
| Hex triplet | #DA70D6 |
| sRGBB (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.
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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- ^ 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