Medium orchid

#985caa

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 balanced cast. A mid purple this rich reads creative and a little premium. Yellow greens across the wheel wake it up and soft greys let it stay refined.

Medium orchid color values

Every conversion for #985caa, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#985caa

RGB152, 92, 170

HSL286, 31%, 51%

HSV286, 46%, 67%

CMYK11%, 46%, 0%, 33%

Lab48.55, 37.93, -32.05

XYZ24.03, 17.23, 40.09

Decimal9985194

Web safe#996699

Pantone2583 C

Shades of medium orchid

#8c529d #7e4a8e #71427f #633a6f #563260 #482a51 #3a2242 #2d1a33 #1f1223 #120a14

Tints of medium orchid

#a26bb2 #ab7aba #b589c2 #be99ca #c8a8d1 #d1b7d9 #dbc6e1 #e4d5e9 #eee4f1 #f8f3f9

Colors that go with medium orchid

Complementary#6eaa5c Analogous#715caa Analogous#aa5c95 Triadic#aa985c Triadic#5caa98 Split complementary#95aa5c Split complementary#5caa71

Medium orchid in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 11, 46, 0, 33.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #985caa on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

11 46 0 33

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

14 46 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 read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Medium orchid in css

Copy #985caa straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #985caa; }
.text { color: #985caa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #985caa; }

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 #985caa against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #985caa 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 #985caa 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 #985caa 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 #985caa are worked out. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.