Medium orchid

#bc4dd4

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 #bc4dd4, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#bc4dd4

RGB188, 77, 212

HSL289, 61%, 57%

HSV289, 64%, 83%

CMYK11%, 64%, 0%, 17%

Lab52.68, 63.3, -49.5

XYZ35.28, 20.75, 64.43

Decimal12340692

Web safe#cc66cc

Pantone2582 C

Shades of medium orchid

#b438cf #a52ebf #9329aa #812496 #6f1f81 #5d1a6c #4b1557 #391042 #270b2d #150619

Tints of medium orchid

#c25dd8 #c86edc #ce7ee0 #d58ee4 #db9fe8 #e1afec #e7c0f0 #edd0f4 #f3e0f8 #faf1fc

Colors that go with medium orchid

Complementary#65d44d Analogous#784dd4 Analogous#d44da9 Triadic#d4bc4d Triadic#4dd4bc Split complementary#a9d44d Split complementary#4dd478

Medium orchid in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 11, 64, 0, 17.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #bc4dd4 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

11 64 0 17

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

14 63 4 23

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 #bc4dd4 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #bc4dd4; }
.text { color: #bc4dd4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bc4dd4; }

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 #bc4dd4 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #bc4dd4 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 #bc4dd4 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 #bc4dd4 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 #bc4dd4 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. Two cmyk builds are shown because coated and uncoated papers behave differently, uncoated soaks up ink and needs more of it to hit the same target. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.