Orchid (color)

Orchid

Color coordinates
Hex triplet| #DA70D6
Source| X11
ISCC–NBS descriptor| Vivid purple

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.

Cattleya labiata

## Contents

* 1 Derivation
* 2 Variations of orchid
* 2.1 Orchid pink
* 2.2 Orchid (Crayola)
* 2.3 Wild orchid
* 2.4 Dark orchid
* 2.5 Dark Pink (Perbang)
* 3 See also
* 4 References

## 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

Color coordinates
Hex triplet| #F2BDCD
Source| Pantone TPX[3]
ISCC–NBS descriptor| Pale purplish pink

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)

Color coordinates
Hex triplet| #E29CD2
Source| Crayola

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

Color coordinates
Hex triplet| #D470A2
Source| Pantone TPX[6]
ISCC–NBS descriptor| Deep purplish pink

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

Color coordinates
Hex triplet| #9932CC
Source| X11
ISCC–NBS descriptor| Vivid purple

Displayed at right is the web color dark orchid.

### Dark Pink (Perbang)

Dark Pink (PerBang)

Color coordinates
Hex triplet| #B300A3
Source| [1]
ISCC–NBS descriptor| Strong orchid

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

## See also

* List of colors
* Orchid

## 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. http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/orchis.
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". http://www.crayoncollecting.com/ccolortime.htm.
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:

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Shades of violet

| African violet| Amethyst| Blue-violet| Byzantium| Caput mortuum| Chinese violet| Dark purple| Dark violet| Electric indigo| Electric purple

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Iris| Japanese violet| Lavender blush| Lavender (floral)| Lavender (web)| Lilac| Mardi Gras| Mauve| Medium slate blue| Mountbatten pink
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Mulberry| Orchid| Palatinate| Pale purple| Periwinkle| Phlox| Pink lavender| Plum (web)| Pomp and Power| Puce
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Purple| Purpureus| Royal purple| Red-violet| Russian violet| Slate blue| Steel pink| Thistle| Tropical indigo| Tyrian purple
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Ultra Violet| Veronica| Violet| Wisteria
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A typical sample is shown for each name; a range of color-variations is commonly associated with each color-name.

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Shades of magenta

| Amaranth| Amaranth pink| Amaranth purple| Blush| Cerise| Crimson| Dark Magenta| Eggplant| Fairy Tale| Fandango

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Folly| French rose| Fuchsia| Hollywood cerise| Hot magenta| Magenta| Magenta (Pantone)| Magenta dye| Magenta haze| Mulberry
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Orchid| Palatinate| Phlox| Plum| Puce| Purple| Persian rose| Purple pizzazz| Quinacridone magenta| Raspberry
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Razzle dazzle rose| Red-violet| Rose| Shocking pink| Sky magenta| Steel pink| Telemagenta| Ultra pink| Violet-red
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A typical sample is shown for each name; a range of color-variations is commonly associated with each color-name.

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Shades of pink

| Amaranth pink| Baker-Miller pink| Blush| Brilliant rose| Brink pink| Carnation pink| Cerise| Cherry blossom pink| Coral pink| Cyclamen

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Deep pink| Fairy Tale| French rose| Fuchsia| Heliotrope| Hollywood cerise| Hot magenta| Hot pink| Lavender blush| Lavender pink
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Magenta| Mexican pink| Mimi Pink| Misty rose| Mountbatten pink| Orchid pink| Pale Dogwood| Persian rose| Phlox| Pink
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Puce| Raspberry| Red-violet| Rose| Rose pink| Rose quartz| Salmon pink| Seashell| Shocking pink| Tea Rose
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Thulian pink| Ultra pink

A typical sample is shown for each name; a range of color-variations is commonly associated with each color-name.

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