Medium orchid

#bc56cf

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 pink at 291 degrees. Pinks like this read soft and contemporary. Deep greens and teals opposite it give contrast and warm neutrals keep it soft.

Medium orchid color values

Every conversion for #bc56cf, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#bc56cf

RGB188, 86, 207

HSL291, 56%, 57%

HSV291, 58%, 81%

CMYK9%, 58%, 0%, 19%

Lab53.87, 58.34, -44.76

XYZ35.33, 21.85, 61.39

Decimal12342991

Web safe#cc66cc

Pantone2582 C

Shades of medium orchid

#b442c9 #a635bb #942fa7 #822a92 #70247e #5e1e6a #4c1855 #391241 #270d2c #150718

Tints of medium orchid

#c266d3 #c875d8 #ce85dc #d594e1 #dba4e5 #e1b3e9 #e7c3ee #edd2f2 #f3e2f7 #f9f1fb

Colors that go with medium orchid

Complementary#69cf56 Analogous#8056cf Analogous#cf56a5 Triadic#cfbc56 Triadic#56cfbc Split complementary#a5cf56 Split complementary#56cf80

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 9, 58, 0, 19.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #bc56cf on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

9 58 0 19

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

12 57 4 25

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 #bc56cf straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #bc56cf; }
.text { color: #bc56cf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bc56cf; }

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 #bc56cf against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #bc56cf 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 #bc56cf 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 #bc56cf 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.

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How we calculate these values

Here is how the numbers for #bc56cf are worked out. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.