Medium orchid

#bb6ada

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 grounded cast. A mid purple this rich reads creative and a little premium. Yellow greens across the wheel wake it up and soft greys let it stay refined.

Medium orchid color values

Every conversion for #bb6ada, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#bb6ada

RGB187, 106, 218

HSL283, 60%, 64%

HSV283, 51%, 85%

CMYK14%, 51%, 0%, 15%

Lab57.98, 50.46, -44.51

XYZ38.3, 25.93, 69.32

Decimal12282586

Web safe#cc66cc

Pantone528 C

Shades of medium orchid

#b052d4 #a63bce #962fbd #8329a6 #70238e #5e1d77 #4b185f #391248 #260c30 #130619

Tints of medium orchid

#c177dd #c785e1 #cd92e4 #d4a0e7 #daadeb #e0bbee #e6c8f1 #ecd6f5 #f2e3f8 #f8f1fb

Colors that go with medium orchid

Complementary#89da6a Analogous#836ada Analogous#da6ac1 Triadic#dabb6a Triadic#6adabb Split complementary#c1da6a Split complementary#6ada83

Medium orchid in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 14, 51, 0, 15.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #bb6ada on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

14 51 0 15

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

17 51 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 #bb6ada straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #bb6ada; }
.text { color: #bb6ada; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bb6ada; }

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 #bb6ada against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #bb6ada 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 #bb6ada 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 #bb6ada 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 #bb6ada 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.