Medium orchid

#9c52dd

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

This is Medium orchid, a strong purple at 272 degrees. 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 #9c52dd, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#9c52dd

RGB156, 82, 221

HSL272, 67%, 59%

HSV272, 63%, 87%

CMYK29%, 63%, 0%, 13%

Lab49.89, 55.6, -59.32

XYZ29.78, 18.32, 70.37

Decimal10244829

Web safe#9966cc

Pantone2665 C

Shades of medium orchid

#8f3bd9 #8229d0 #7324b9 #6520a2 #571b8b #491775 #3b125e #2c0e47 #1e0a30 #10051a

Tints of medium orchid

#a562e0 #ae72e3 #b781e6 #c091e9 #c9a1ed #d2b1f0 #dbc1f3 #e4d0f6 #ede0f9 #f6f0fc

Colors that go with medium orchid

Complementary#93dd52 Analogous#5752dd Analogous#dd52d8 Triadic#dd9c52 Triadic#52dd9c Split complementary#d8dd52 Split complementary#52dd57

Medium orchid in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 29, 63, 0, 13.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #9c52dd on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

29 63 0 13

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

31 62 4 19

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 #9c52dd straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #9c52dd; }
.text { color: #9c52dd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9c52dd; }

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 #9c52dd against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #9c52dd 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 #9c52dd 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 #9c52dd 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 #9c52dd are worked out. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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.