Medium orchid

#bf5cd3

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

Medium orchid is a mid pink, balanced and easy to pair. 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 #bf5cd3, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#bf5cd3

RGB191, 92, 211

HSL290, 57%, 59%

HSV290, 56%, 83%

CMYK9%, 56%, 0%, 17%

Lab55.52, 57.06, -44.4

XYZ37.07, 23.43, 64.2

Decimal12541139

Web safe#cc66cc

Pantone528 C

Shades of medium orchid

#b747cd #ac35c4 #992fae #862999 #732383 #601e6e #4e1858 #3b1243 #280c2e #150718

Tints of medium orchid

#c56bd7 #cb7adb #d189df #d698e3 #dca6e7 #e2b5eb #e8c4ef #eed3f3 #f4e2f7 #f9f1fb

Colors that go with medium orchid

Complementary#70d35c Analogous#845cd3 Analogous#d35cab Triadic#d3bf5c Triadic#5cd3bf Split complementary#abd35c Split complementary#5cd384

Medium orchid in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 9, 56, 0, 17.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #bf5cd3 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

9 56 0 17

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

12 56 4 23

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 #bf5cd3 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #bf5cd3; }
.text { color: #bf5cd3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bf5cd3; }

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 #bf5cd3 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #bf5cd3 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 #bf5cd3 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 #bf5cd3 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 #bf5cd3 is computed, not guessed. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.