Medium orchid

#be4bdc

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 288 degrees. A mid purple this rich reads creative and a little premium. Pair it with warm yellows for contrast, or with charcoal for a moody scheme.

Medium orchid color values

Every conversion for #be4bdc, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#be4bdc
RGB190, 75, 220
HSL288, 67%, 58%
HSV288, 66%, 86%
CMYK14%, 66%, 0%, 14%
Lab53.11, 66.11, -53.34
XYZ36.67, 21.15, 69.86
Decimal12471260
Web safe#cc33cc
Pantone2582 C
Pantone2582 CHex#be4bdcRgb190 75 220Cmyk14 66 0 14Lab53 66 -53Darker#6a197fDeep#9c24bbLighter#d18ce3

Shades of medium orchid

Tints of medium orchid

Colors that go with medium orchid

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 14, 66, 0, 14.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #be4bdc on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
14 66 0 14
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
17 65 4 20
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 #be4bdc straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #be4bdc; }
.text { color: #be4bdc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #be4bdc; }

How medium orchid looks on light and dark

Medium orchid and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #be4bdc against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
4.02:1
AA fail · AA large pass · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
5.23:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA fail

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #be4bdc 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 #be4bdc sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Your nameFounderhello@brand.comBusiness 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 #be4bdc and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

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 #be4bdc are worked out. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. The uncoated cmyk build carries more ink than the coated one, which is what a printer would compensate for when the same color runs on a rougher stock. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.