Medium orchid

#bf5cda

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

This is Medium orchid, a strong purple at 287 degrees. A mid purple this rich reads creative and a little premium. Pair it with warm yellows for contrast, or with charcoal for a moody scheme.

Medium orchid color values

Every conversion for #bf5cda, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#bf5cda

RGB191, 92, 218

HSL287, 63%, 61%

HSV287, 58%, 85%

CMYK12%, 58%, 0%, 15%

Lab55.88, 58.41, -47.79

XYZ37.97, 23.79, 68.92

Decimal12541146

Web safe#cc66cc

Pantone528 C

Shades of medium orchid

#b645d5 #ad2fcf #9a2ab8 #8725a2 #74208b #611a74 #4e155d #3b1046 #280b30 #150619

Tints of medium orchid

#c56bdd #cb7ae1 #d089e4 #d697e7 #dca6eb #e2b5ee #e8c4f2 #eed3f5 #f3e2f8 #f9f0fc

Colors that go with medium orchid

Complementary#77da5c Analogous#805cda Analogous#da5cb6 Triadic#dabf5c Triadic#5cdabf Split complementary#b6da5c Split complementary#5cda80

Medium orchid in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 12, 58, 0, 15.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #bf5cda on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

12 58 0 15

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

15 57 4 21

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 #bf5cda straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #bf5cda; }
.text { color: #bf5cda; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bf5cda; }

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 #bf5cda against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #bf5cda 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 #bf5cda 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 #bf5cda 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.

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How we calculate these values

Here is how the numbers for #bf5cda are worked out. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.