Medium orchid

#bb56e2

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

Medium orchid is a mid purple with a confident cast. 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 #bb56e2, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#bb56e2

RGB187, 86, 226

HSL283, 71%, 61%

HSV283, 62%, 89%

CMYK17%, 62%, 0%, 11%

Lab54.77, 61.82, -54.1

XYZ37.55, 22.71, 74.36

Decimal12277474

Web safe#cc66cc

Pantone265 C

Shades of medium orchid

#b13ede #a826da #9521c2 #831daa #701992 #5e157a #4c1162 #390d4a #270932 #14041a

Tints of medium orchid

#c165e5 #c775e7 #ce84ea #d494ed #daa3ef #e0b2f2 #e6c2f4 #ecd1f7 #f3e0fa #f9f0fc

Colors that go with medium orchid

Complementary#7de256 Analogous#7556e2 Analogous#e256c3 Triadic#e2bb56 Triadic#56e2bb Split complementary#c3e256 Split complementary#56e275

Medium orchid in print

The cmyk build is well inside gamut, so what you see on screen is close to what prints. The cmyk build is 17, 62, 0, 11.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #bb56e2 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

17 62 0 11

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

20 61 4 17

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 read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Medium orchid in css

Copy #bb56e2 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #bb56e2; }
.text { color: #bb56e2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bb56e2; }

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 #bb56e2 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #bb56e2 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through our contrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Medium orchid on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #bb56e2 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 the color palette generator, or check a design for print with the rgb to cmyk converter.

Turn medium orchid into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #bb56e2 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 #bb56e2 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.