Medium orchid

#bc5cb0

Hex, rgb, cmyk and Pantone values for medium orchid, with shades, tints, matching colors and free print quality patterns.

Medium orchid sits in the pink band, mid and soft. Pinks like this read soft and contemporary. Deep greens and teals opposite it give contrast and warm neutrals keep it soft.

Medium orchid color values

Every conversion for #bc5cb0, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#bc5cb0

RGB188, 92, 176

HSL308, 42%, 55%

HSV308, 51%, 74%

CMYK0%, 51%, 6%, 26%

Lab53.47, 49.84, -27.54

XYZ32.4, 21.48, 43.51

Decimal12344496

Web safe#cc6699

Pantone252 C

Shades of medium orchid

#b54aa7 #a34397 #913c87 #803576 #6e2d66 #5c2656 #4b1f45 #391735 #271024 #160914

Tints of medium orchid

#c26bb7 #c87abf #cf89c6 #d598cd #dba7d4 #e1b6dc #e7c5e3 #edd4ea #f4e3f2 #faf2f9

Colors that go with medium orchid

Complementary#5cbc68 Analogous#985cbc Analogous#bc5c80 Triadic#b0bc5c Triadic#5cb0bc Split complementary#80bc5c Split complementary#5cbc98

Medium orchid in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 0, 51, 6, 26.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #bc5cb0 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 51 6 26

Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 51 10 32

The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color converts to cmyk comfortably and should hold on press.

See how it converts in the rgb to cmyk converter, or readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Medium orchid in css

Copy #bc5cb0 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #bc5cb0; }
.text { color: #bc5cb0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bc5cb0; }

How medium orchid looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

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Medium orchid and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #bc5cb0 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #bc5cb0 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Medium orchid on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #bc5cb0 sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around medium orchid? Pull matching colors from any photo with thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn medium orchid into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #bc5cb0 and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Arches Signature stripes Gem Shingles

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from medium orchid, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

The figures for #bc5cb0 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. The uncoated cmyk build carries more ink than the coated one, which is what a printer would compensate for when the same color runs on a rougher stock. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.