Medium orchid

#bc46fd

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

This is Medium orchid, a vivid purple at 279 degrees. 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 #bc46fd, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#bc46fd

RGB188, 70, 253

HSL279, 98%, 63%

HSV279, 72%, 99%

CMYK26%, 72%, 0%, 1%

Lab54.2, 74.15, -70.12

XYZ40.66, 22.16, 95.06

Decimal12338941

Web safe#cc33ff

Pantone2582 C

Shades of medium orchid

#b229fd #a70cfc #9703e9 #8402cc #7102af #5f0292 #4c0175 #390158 #26013b #14001e

Tints of medium orchid

#c257fd #c867fd #ce78fe #d489fe #da9afe #e0aafe #e6bbfe #ecccfe #f3ddff #f9edff

Colors that go with medium orchid

Complementary#87fd46 Analogous#6146fd Analogous#fd46e2 Triadic#fdbc46 Triadic#46fdbc Split complementary#e2fd46 Split complementary#46fd61

Medium orchid in print

A color this vivid sometimes sits just outside cmyk gamut, so expect a small dip in punch on paper. The cmyk build is 26, 72, 0, 1.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #bc46fd on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

26 72 0 1

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

28 70 4 7

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 #bc46fd straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #bc46fd; }
.text { color: #bc46fd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bc46fd; }

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 #bc46fd against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #bc46fd 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 #bc46fd 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 #bc46fd 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 #bc46fd 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.