Medium orchid

#bc2bdf

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 288 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 #bc2bdf, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#bc2bdf
RGB188, 43, 223
HSL288, 74%, 52%
HSV288, 81%, 87%
CMYK16%, 81%, 0%, 13%
Lab49.19, 77.14, -61.36
XYZ34.92, 17.75, 71.4
Decimal12331999
Web safe#cc33cc
Pantone2582 C
Pantone2582 CHex#bc2bdfRgb188 43 223Cmyk16 81 0 13Lab49 77 -61Darker#59106bDeep#8d1aa9Lighter#cc6fe2

Shades of medium orchid

Tints of medium orchid

Colors that go with medium orchid

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 16, 81, 0, 13.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #bc2bdf on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
16 81 0 13
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
19 79 4 19
The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color is saturated enough to sit near the edge of cmyk gamut, so expect a small drop in punch on paper and proof it before a long run.

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 #bc2bdf straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #bc2bdf; }
.text { color: #bc2bdf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bc2bdf; }

How medium orchid looks on light and dark

Medium orchid and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #bc2bdf against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
4.62:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
4.55:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA fail

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #bc2bdf 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 #bc2bdf sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Your nameFounderhello@brand.comBusiness 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 #bc2bdf and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from medium orchid, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

Every value on this page for #bc2bdf is computed, not guessed. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.