Medium orchid

#bb3bad

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 #bb3bad, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#bb3bad

RGB187, 59, 173

HSL307, 52%, 48%

HSV307, 68%, 73%

CMYK0%, 68%, 7%, 27%

Lab47.89, 63.52, -34.5

XYZ29.6, 16.71, 41.2

Decimal12270509

Web safe#cc3399

Pantone2582 C

Shades of medium orchid

#ab369e #9a318f #8a2c80 #7a2670 #692161 #591c52 #481743 #381234 #280d25 #170716

Tints of medium orchid

#c649b8 #cb5cbf #d16ec7 #d781ce #dd94d5 #e3a7dc #e9b9e4 #efcceb #f5dff2 #fbf1fa

Colors that go with medium orchid

Complementary#3bbb49 Analogous#893bbb Analogous#bb3b6d Triadic#adbb3b Triadic#3badbb Split complementary#6dbb3b Split complementary#3bbb89

Medium orchid in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 68, 7, 27.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #bb3bad on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 68 7 27

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 67 10 33

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 #bb3bad straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #bb3bad; }
.text { color: #bb3bad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bb3bad; }

How medium orchid looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Medium orchid and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #bb3bad against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #bb3bad 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 #bb3bad 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 #bb3bad 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

Here is how the numbers for #bb3bad are worked out. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. The coated and uncoated cmyk builds differ because uncoated stock absorbs more ink and gains dot, so the same color needs a heavier, slightly duller build on press. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.