Medium orchid

#a85ec0

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 balanced cast. 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 #a85ec0, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#a85ec0

RGB168, 94, 192

HSL285, 44%, 56%

HSV285, 51%, 75%

CMYK13%, 51%, 0%, 25%

Lab51.99, 46.1, -39.3

XYZ29.67, 20.14, 52.19

Decimal11034304

Web safe#9966cc

Pantone265 C

Shades of medium orchid

#9e4cb9 #9042a9 #803b96 #703484 #612d72 #51255f #421e4d #32173b #221028 #130916

Tints of medium orchid

#b06dc6 #b87ccc #c08ad1 #c899d7 #d0a8dd #d8b7e3 #e0c6e9 #e8d5ee #f0e3f4 #f8f2fa

Colors that go with medium orchid

Complementary#76c05e Analogous#775ec0 Analogous#c05ea7 Triadic#c0a85e Triadic#5ec0a8 Split complementary#a7c05e Split complementary#5ec077

Medium orchid in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 12, 51, 0, 25.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #a85ec0 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

13 51 0 25

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

16 51 4 31

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 #a85ec0 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #a85ec0; }
.text { color: #a85ec0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a85ec0; }

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 #a85ec0 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #a85ec0 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 #a85ec0 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 #a85ec0 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 #a85ec0 are worked out. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. Two cmyk builds are shown because coated and uncoated papers behave differently, uncoated soaks up ink and needs more of it to hit the same target. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.