Medium orchid

#bd47aa

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 310 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 #bd47aa, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#bd47aa

RGB189, 71, 170

HSL310, 47%, 51%

HSV310, 62%, 74%

CMYK0%, 62%, 10%, 26%

Lab49.77, 58.8, -29.77

XYZ30.5, 18.23, 39.94

Decimal12404650

Web safe#cc3399

Pantone2385 C

Shades of medium orchid

#ae3f9c #9e398d #8d327e #7c2c6f #6b2660 #5a2051 #491a42 #381432 #270e23 #170814

Tints of medium orchid

#c358b2 #c969ba #cf7ac2 #d68bca #dc9cd1 #e2aed9 #e8bfe1 #eed0e9 #f4e1f1 #faf2f9

Colors that go with medium orchid

Complementary#47bd5a Analogous#9547bd Analogous#bd476f Triadic#aabd47 Triadic#47aabd Split complementary#6fbd47 Split complementary#47bd95

Medium orchid in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 62, 10, 26.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #bd47aa on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 62 10 26

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 61 13 32

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 #bd47aa straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #bd47aa; }
.text { color: #bd47aa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bd47aa; }

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 #bd47aa against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #bd47aa 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 #bd47aa 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 #bd47aa 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 #bd47aa 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.