Medium orchid

#975ea7

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

Medium orchid is a mid purple with a confident cast. 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 #975ea7, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#975ea7

RGB151, 94, 167

HSL287, 29%, 51%

HSV287, 44%, 65%

CMYK10%, 44%, 0%, 35%

Lab48.73, 35.88, -30.02

XYZ23.74, 17.37, 38.66

Decimal9920167

Web safe#996699

Pantone2583 C

Shades of medium orchid

#8b549a #7d4c8b #70447c #623c6d #55345e #472b4f #3a2340 #2d1b32 #1f1323 #120b14

Tints of medium orchid

#a16daf #aa7cb7 #b48bc0 #be9ac8 #c7a9d0 #d1b8d8 #dbc7e0 #e4d6e8 #eee5f1 #f8f3f9

Colors that go with medium orchid

Complementary#6ea75e Analogous#735ea7 Analogous#a75e92 Triadic#a7975e Triadic#5ea797 Split complementary#92a75e Split complementary#5ea773

Medium orchid in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 10, 44, 0, 35.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #975ea7 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

10 44 0 35

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

13 44 4 41

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 #975ea7 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #975ea7; }
.text { color: #975ea7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #975ea7; }

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 #975ea7 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #975ea7 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 #975ea7 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 #975ea7 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.

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How we calculate these values

Here is how the numbers for #975ea7 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.