Medium orchid

#a451cc

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 280 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 #a451cc, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#a451cc

RGB164, 81, 204

HSL280, 55%, 56%

HSV280, 60%, 80%

CMYK20%, 60%, 0%, 20%

Lab49.66, 54.17, -49.93

XYZ29.15, 18.14, 59.09

Decimal10768844

Web safe#9966cc

Pantone2582 C

Shades of medium orchid

#9a3dc6 #8b35b5 #7c2fa1 #6d2a8e #5e247a #4f1e66 #401853 #31123f #210d2b #120718

Tints of medium orchid

#ac61d1 #b571d5 #bd81da #c691df #cea1e3 #d6b1e8 #dfc1ed #e7d1f2 #efe1f6 #f8f1fb

Colors that go with medium orchid

Complementary#79cc51 Analogous#6751cc Analogous#cc51b6 Triadic#cca451 Triadic#51cca4 Split complementary#b6cc51 Split complementary#51cc67

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 20, 60, 0, 20.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #a451cc on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

20 60 0 20

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

22 59 4 26

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 #a451cc straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #a451cc; }
.text { color: #a451cc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a451cc; }

How medium orchid looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Medium orchid and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #a451cc against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #a451cc 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 #a451cc 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 #a451cc 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.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

Here is how the numbers for #a451cc 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. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.