Medium orchid

#9c51dc

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

Medium orchid falls in the purple range, mid and strong. 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 #9c51dc, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#9c51dc

RGB156, 81, 220

HSL272, 67%, 59%

HSV272, 63%, 86%

CMYK29%, 63%, 0%, 14%

Lab49.64, 55.86, -59.15

XYZ29.57, 18.12, 69.65

Decimal10244572

Web safe#9966cc

Pantone2665 C

Shades of medium orchid

#8f3ad7 #8229ce #7425b7 #6520a1 #571c8a #491774 #3b135d #2d0e46 #1e0a30 #100519

Tints of medium orchid

#a561df #ae71e2 #b781e6 #c091e9 #c9a1ec #d2b0ef #dbc0f2 #e4d0f6 #ede0f9 #f7f0fc

Colors that go with medium orchid

Complementary#91dc51 Analogous#5651dc Analogous#dc51d7 Triadic#dc9c51 Triadic#51dc9c Split complementary#d7dc51 Split complementary#51dc57

Medium orchid in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 29, 63, 0, 14.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #9c51dc on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

29 63 0 14

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

31 62 4 20

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 #9c51dc straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #9c51dc; }
.text { color: #9c51dc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9c51dc; }

How medium orchid looks on light and dark

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Medium orchid and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #9c51dc against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #9c51dc 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 #9c51dc 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 #9c51dc 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 #9c51dc 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.