Medium orchid

#9a53c3

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

This is Medium orchid, a soft purple at 278 degrees. 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 #9a53c3, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#9a53c3

RGB154, 83, 195

HSL278, 48%, 55%

HSV278, 57%, 76%

CMYK21%, 57%, 0%, 24%

Lab48.26, 48.73, -47.06

XYZ26.27, 17.0, 53.53

Decimal10113987

Web safe#9966cc

Pantone2665 C

Shades of medium orchid

#8f41bc #813ba9 #733597 #652e85 #572872 #492260 #3b1b4e #2d153b #1f0e29 #110817

Tints of medium orchid

#a363c9 #ad73ce #b683d4 #bf93d9 #c9a2df #d2b2e4 #dbc2ea #e5d2ef #eee2f5 #f7f2fa

Colors that go with medium orchid

Complementary#7cc353 Analogous#6253c3 Analogous#c353b4 Triadic#c39a53 Triadic#53c39a Split complementary#b4c353 Split complementary#53c362

Medium orchid in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 21, 57, 0, 24.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #9a53c3 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

21 57 0 24

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

23 56 4 30

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 #9a53c3 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #9a53c3; }
.text { color: #9a53c3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9a53c3; }

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 #9a53c3 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #9a53c3 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 #9a53c3 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 #9a53c3 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

The figures for #9a53c3 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.