Medium orchid

#a85fbb

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

Medium orchid falls in the purple range, mid and soft. 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 #a85fbb, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#a85fbb

RGB168, 95, 187

HSL288, 40%, 55%

HSV288, 49%, 73%

CMYK10%, 49%, 0%, 27%

Lab51.95, 44.54, -36.48

XYZ29.21, 20.1, 49.35

Decimal11034555

Web safe#9966cc

Pantone265 C

Shades of medium orchid

#9e4db4 #8f45a3 #803e91 #70367f #612f6e #51275c #42204a #321839 #221127 #130915

Tints of medium orchid

#b06ec1 #b87cc8 #c08bce #c89ad4 #d0a9da #d8b7e1 #e0c6e7 #e8d5ed #f0e4f3 #f8f2fa

Colors that go with medium orchid

Complementary#72bb5f Analogous#7a5fbb Analogous#bb5fa0 Triadic#bba85f Triadic#5fbba8 Split complementary#a0bb5f Split complementary#5fbb7a

Medium orchid in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 10, 49, 0, 27.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #a85fbb on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

10 49 0 27

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

13 49 4 33

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 #a85fbb straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #a85fbb; }
.text { color: #a85fbb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a85fbb; }

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 #a85fbb against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #a85fbb 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 #a85fbb 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 #a85fbb 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

Every value on this page for #a85fbb is computed, not guessed. 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. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.