Medium orchid

#9f599e

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. It works with sage and olive for balance, or with cream for a gentle palette.

Medium orchid color values

Every conversion for #9f599e, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#9f599e

RGB159, 89, 158

HSL301, 28%, 49%

HSV301, 44%, 62%

CMYK0%, 44%, 1%, 38%

Lab48.24, 39.32, -25.4

XYZ24.04, 16.98, 34.36

Decimal10443166

Web safe#996699

Pantone258 C

Shades of medium orchid

#915190 #834982 #754274 #673a67 #593259 #4b2a4b #3d223d #2f1b2f #221321 #140b13

Tints of medium orchid

#aa67a9 #b276b2 #bb86bb #c496c3 #cda5cc #d6b5d5 #dec5de #e7d4e7 #f0e4f0 #f9f4f9

Colors that go with medium orchid

Complementary#599f5a Analogous#7d599f Analogous#9f597b Triadic#9e9f59 Triadic#599e9f Split complementary#7b9f59 Split complementary#599f7d

Medium orchid in print

The cmyk build is well inside gamut, so what you see on screen is close to what prints. The cmyk build is 0, 44, 1, 38.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #9f599e on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 44 1 38

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 44 5 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 read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Medium orchid in css

Copy #9f599e straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #9f599e; }
.text { color: #9f599e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9f599e; }

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 #9f599e against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #9f599e 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 #9f599e 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 #9f599e 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 #9f599e 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. 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.