Medium orchid

#bc57cc

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

This is Medium orchid, a soft pink at 292 degrees. Pinks like this read soft and contemporary. It works with sage and olive for balance, or with cream for a gentle palette.

Medium orchid color values

Every conversion for #bc57cc, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#bc57cc

RGB188, 87, 204

HSL292, 53%, 57%

HSV292, 57%, 80%

CMYK8%, 57%, 0%, 20%

Lab53.89, 57.31, -43.02

XYZ35.05, 21.87, 59.5

Decimal12343244

Web safe#cc66cc

Pantone2582 C

Shades of medium orchid

#b443c6 #a638b7 #9432a3 #822c8f #70257b #5e1f67 #4b1953 #39133f #270d2b #150717

Tints of medium orchid

#c266d1 #c876d5 #ce85da #d595df #dba4e3 #e1b4e8 #e7c3ed #edd2f1 #f3e2f6 #faf1fb

Colors that go with medium orchid

Complementary#67cc57 Analogous#8257cc Analogous#cc57a1 Triadic#ccbc57 Triadic#57ccbc Split complementary#a1cc57 Split complementary#57cc82

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 8, 57, 0, 20.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #bc57cc on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

8 57 0 20

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

11 56 4 26

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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Medium orchid in css

Copy #bc57cc straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #bc57cc; }
.text { color: #bc57cc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bc57cc; }

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 #bc57cc against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #bc57cc against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Medium orchid on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #bc57cc 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 thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn medium orchid into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #bc57cc 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 #bc57cc 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.