Medium orchid

#c43bec

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

This is Medium orchid, a vivid purple at 286 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 #c43bec, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#c43bec

RGB196, 59, 236

HSL286, 82%, 58%

HSV286, 75%, 93%

CMYK17%, 75%, 0%, 7%

Lab52.86, 76.21, -62.73

XYZ39.47, 20.92, 81.31

Decimal12860396

Web safe#cc33ff

Pantone2582 C

Shades of medium orchid

#bd23ea #b015dd #9c13c5 #8911ad #760e94 #630c7c #500a64 #3d074c #290534 #16031c

Tints of medium orchid

#c94dee #cf5fef #d471f1 #da83f3 #df95f5 #e4a7f6 #eab9f8 #efcbfa #f5ddfc #faeffd

Colors that go with medium orchid

Complementary#63ec3b Analogous#6c3bec Analogous#ec3bbb Triadic#ecc43b Triadic#3becc4 Split complementary#bbec3b Split complementary#3bec6c

Medium orchid in print

A color this vivid sometimes sits just outside cmyk gamut, so expect a small dip in punch on paper. The cmyk build is 17, 75, 0, 7.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #c43bec on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

17 75 0 7

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

20 73 4 13

The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color is saturated enough to sit near the edge of cmyk gamut, so expect a small drop in punch on paper and proof it before a long run.

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 #c43bec straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #c43bec; }
.text { color: #c43bec; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c43bec; }

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 #c43bec against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #c43bec 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 #c43bec 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 #c43bec 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 #c43bec is computed, not guessed. 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.