Medium orchid

#a656d5

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 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 #a656d5, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#a656d5

RGB166, 86, 213

HSL278, 60%, 59%

HSV278, 60%, 84%

CMYK22%, 60%, 0%, 16%

Lab51.34, 54.14, -52.37

XYZ31.06, 19.57, 65.09

Decimal10901205

Web safe#9966cc

Pantone265 C

Shades of medium orchid

#9b41d0 #8e31c4 #7e2baf #6f2699 #5f2184 #501b6e #401659 #311144 #210b2e #120619

Tints of medium orchid

#ae65d9 #b675dd #be84e1 #c794e4 #cfa3e8 #d7b3ec #dfc2f0 #e7d2f4 #efe1f8 #f7f1fb

Colors that go with medium orchid

Complementary#85d556 Analogous#6756d5 Analogous#d556c4 Triadic#d5a656 Triadic#56d5a6 Split complementary#c4d556 Split complementary#56d567

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 22, 60, 0, 16.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #a656d5 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

22 60 0 16

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

24 59 4 22

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 #a656d5 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #a656d5; }
.text { color: #a656d5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a656d5; }

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 #a656d5 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #a656d5 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 #a656d5 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 #a656d5 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

The figures for #a656d5 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.