Medium orchid

#bb71dc

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. Yellow greens across the wheel wake it up and soft greys let it stay refined.

Medium orchid color values

Every conversion for #bb71dc, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#bb71dc

RGB187, 113, 220

HSL281, 60%, 65%

HSV281, 49%, 86%

CMYK15%, 49%, 0%, 14%

Lab59.47, 47.23, -43.27

XYZ39.32, 27.54, 70.95

Decimal12284380

Web safe#cc66cc

Pantone528 C

Shades of medium orchid

#af59d6 #a440d0 #9530c2 #832aaa #702492 #5d1e7a #4b1861 #381249 #250c31 #130619

Tints of medium orchid

#c17edf #c78be2 #cd97e5 #d3a4e9 #dab1ec #e0beef #e6caf2 #ecd7f5 #f2e4f8 #f8f1fb

Colors that go with medium orchid

Complementary#92dc71 Analogous#8571dc Analogous#dc71c8 Triadic#dcbb71 Triadic#71dcbb Split complementary#c8dc71 Split complementary#71dc86

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 15, 49, 0, 14.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #bb71dc on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

15 49 0 14

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

18 49 4 20

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 #bb71dc straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #bb71dc; }
.text { color: #bb71dc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bb71dc; }

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 #bb71dc against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #bb71dc 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 #bb71dc 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 #bb71dc 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 #bb71dc 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.