Medium orchid

#a84fef

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

Medium orchid is a mid purple with a grounded cast. 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 #a84fef, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#a84fef
RGB168, 79, 239
HSL273, 83%, 62%
HSV273, 67%, 94%
CMYK30%, 67%, 0%, 6%
Lab52.01, 63.63, -65.98
XYZ34.52, 20.15, 83.73
Decimal11030511
Web safe#9966ff
Pantone265 C
Pantone265 CHex#a84fefRgb168 79 239Cmyk30 67 0 6Lab52 64 -66Darker#600fa1Deep#8715e2Lighter#c895f0

Shades of medium orchid

Tints of medium orchid

Colors that go with medium orchid

Medium orchid in print

The saturation is high, which is where rgb and cmyk drift apart, so a printed proof is worth it. The cmyk build is 30, 67, 0, 6.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #a84fef on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
30 67 0 6
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
32 66 4 12
The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color is saturated enough to sit near the edge of cmyk gamut, so expect a small drop in punch on paper and proof it before a long run.

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 #a84fef straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #a84fef; }
.text { color: #a84fef; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a84fef; }

How medium orchid looks on light and dark

Medium orchid and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #a84fef against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
4.18:1
AA fail · AA large pass · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
5.03:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA fail

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #a84fef 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 #a84fef sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Your nameFounderhello@brand.comBusiness 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 #a84fef and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

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 #a84fef are worked out. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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.