Medium orchid

#9768aa

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 #9768aa, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#9768aa

RGB151, 104, 170

HSL283, 28%, 54%

HSV283, 39%, 67%

CMYK11%, 39%, 0%, 33%

Lab51.13, 30.87, -28.04

XYZ24.97, 19.38, 40.46

Decimal9922730

Web safe#996699

Pantone2577 C

Shades of medium orchid

#8c5aa0 #7e5190 #704881 #634071 #553761 #482e52 #3a2542 #2c1d33 #1f1423 #110b14

Tints of medium orchid

#a176b2 #aa84ba #b492c2 #bda0c9 #c7aed1 #d1bcd9 #dacae1 #e4d8e9 #eee6f1 #f7f4f9

Colors that go with medium orchid

Complementary#7baa68 Analogous#7668aa Analogous#aa689c Triadic#aa9768 Triadic#68aa97 Split complementary#9caa68 Split complementary#68aa76

Medium orchid in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 11, 39, 0, 33.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #9768aa on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

11 39 0 33

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

14 40 4 39

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 #9768aa straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #9768aa; }
.text { color: #9768aa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9768aa; }

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 #9768aa against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #9768aa 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 #9768aa 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 #9768aa 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

Every value on this page for #9768aa is computed, not guessed. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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.