Medium orchid

#bd6ddd

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 purple at 283 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 #bd6ddd, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#bd6ddd

RGB189, 109, 221

HSL283, 62%, 65%

HSV283, 51%, 87%

CMYK14%, 51%, 0%, 13%

Lab58.95, 50.07, -44.64

XYZ39.51, 26.98, 71.53

Decimal12414429

Web safe#cc66cc

Pantone528 C

Shades of medium orchid

#b255d7 #a73cd2 #982dc3 #8528ab #722292 #5f1c7a #4c1762 #391149 #260b31 #130619

Tints of medium orchid

#c37ae0 #c987e3 #cf94e6 #d5a2e9 #dbafec #e1bcef #e7c9f2 #edd6f6 #f3e3f9 #f8f1fc

Colors that go with medium orchid

Complementary#8ddd6d Analogous#856ddd Analogous#dd6dc5 Triadic#ddbd6d Triadic#6dddbd Split complementary#c5dd6d Split complementary#6ddd85

Medium orchid in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 14, 51, 0, 13.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #bd6ddd on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

14 51 0 13

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

17 51 4 19

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 #bd6ddd straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #bd6ddd; }
.text { color: #bd6ddd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bd6ddd; }

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 #bd6ddd against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #bd6ddd 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 #bd6ddd 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 #bd6ddd 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

Here is how the numbers for #bd6ddd are worked out. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.