Medium orchid

#9769aa

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 #9769aa, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#9769aa
RGB151, 105, 170
HSL282, 28%, 54%
HSV282, 38%, 67%
CMYK11%, 38%, 0%, 33%
Lab51.36, 30.29, -27.68
XYZ25.07, 19.58, 40.49
Decimal9922986
Web safe#996699
Pantone2577 C
Pantone2577 CHex#9769aaRgb151 105 170Cmyk11 38 0 33Lab51 30 -28Darker#4a3054Deep#714a82Lighter#b699c2

Shades of medium orchid

Tints of medium orchid

Colors that go with medium orchid

Medium orchid in print

The cmyk build is well inside gamut, so what you see on screen is close to what prints. The cmyk build is 11, 38, 0, 33.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #9769aa on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
11 38 0 33
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
14 39 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 #9769aa straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #9769aa; }
.text { color: #9769aa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9769aa; }

How medium orchid looks on light and dark

Medium orchid and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #9769aa against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
4.27:1
AAfail · AA largepass · AAAfail
Textblack text on this color
4.92:1
AApass · AA largepass · AAAfail

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #9769aa 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 #9769aa sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Your nameFounderhello@brand.comBusiness 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 #9769aa and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

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 #9769aa are worked out. 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.