Medium orchid

#bc2cdc

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

Medium orchid falls in the purple range, mid and strong. 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 #bc2cdc, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#bc2cdc

RGB188, 44, 220

HSL289, 72%, 52%

HSV289, 80%, 86%

CMYK15%, 80%, 0%, 14%

Lab49.08, 76.35, -59.83

XYZ34.56, 17.66, 69.3

Decimal12332252

Web safe#cc33cc

Pantone2582 C

Shades of medium orchid

#af22ce #9e1fba #8d1ca6 #7c1892 #6b157e #5a126a #490e56 #380b42 #27082e #16041a

Tints of medium orchid

#c240df #c853e2 #cf67e6 #d57ae9 #db8eec #e1a1ef #e7b5f3 #eec9f6 #f4dcf9 #faf0fc

Colors that go with medium orchid

Complementary#4cdc2c Analogous#642cdc Analogous#dc2ca4 Triadic#dcbc2c Triadic#2cdcbc Split complementary#a4dc2c Split complementary#2cdc64

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, 80, 0, 14.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #bc2cdc on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

15 80 0 14

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

18 78 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 read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Medium orchid in css

Copy #bc2cdc straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #bc2cdc; }
.text { color: #bc2cdc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bc2cdc; }

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 #bc2cdc against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #bc2cdc 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 #bc2cdc 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 #bc2cdc 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

Every value on this page for #bc2cdc is computed, not guessed. 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.