Medium orchid

#bf5fb5

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

Medium orchid sits in the pink band, mid and soft. 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 #bf5fb5, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#bf5fb5

RGB191, 95, 181

HSL306, 43%, 56%

HSV306, 50%, 75%

CMYK0%, 50%, 5%, 25%

Lab54.65, 50.11, -28.57

XYZ33.92, 22.6, 46.29

Decimal12541877

Web safe#cc66cc

Pantone252 C

Shades of medium orchid

#b84dad #a8439d #963c8c #83357b #712d6a #5f2659 #4d1f48 #3a1737 #281026 #160914

Tints of medium orchid

#c56ebc #cb7cc3 #d18bc9 #d79ad0 #dca9d7 #e2b7de #e8c6e5 #eed5eb #f4e4f2 #faf2f9

Colors that go with medium orchid

Complementary#5fbf69 Analogous#995fbf Analogous#bf5f85 Triadic#b5bf5f Triadic#5fb5bf Split complementary#85bf5f Split complementary#5fbf99

Medium orchid in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 50, 5, 25.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #bf5fb5 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 50 5 25

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 50 9 31

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 #bf5fb5 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #bf5fb5; }
.text { color: #bf5fb5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bf5fb5; }

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 #bf5fb5 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #bf5fb5 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 #bf5fb5 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 #bf5fb5 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 #bf5fb5 are worked out. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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.