Medium orchid

#985f9f

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

Medium orchid sits in the pink band, mid and muted. Pinks like this read soft and contemporary. Deep greens and teals opposite it give contrast and warm neutrals keep it soft.

Medium orchid color values

Every conversion for #985f9f, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#985f9f

RGB152, 95, 159

HSL293, 25%, 50%

HSV293, 40%, 62%

CMYK4%, 40%, 0%, 38%

Lab48.71, 33.98, -25.33

XYZ23.3, 17.36, 34.92

Decimal9985951

Web safe#996699

Pantone258 C

Shades of medium orchid

#8b5791 #7d4e83 #704675 #633e67 #553559 #482d4b #3a253d #2d1c2f #201421 #120b13

Tints of medium orchid

#a26ea8 #ab7db1 #b58bba #be9ac3 #c8a9cc #d2b8d5 #dbc7de #e5d6e7 #eee5ef #f8f4f8

Colors that go with medium orchid

Complementary#669f5f Analogous#785f9f Analogous#9f5f86 Triadic#9f985f Triadic#5f9f98 Split complementary#869f5f Split complementary#5f9f78

Medium orchid in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 4, 40, 0, 38.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #985f9f on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

4 40 0 38

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

8 41 4 44

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 #985f9f straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #985f9f; }
.text { color: #985f9f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #985f9f; }

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 #985f9f against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #985f9f 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 #985f9f 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 #985f9f 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 #985f9f are worked out. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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.