Medium orchid

#a8639b

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

This is Medium orchid, a muted pink at 311 degrees. Pinks like this read soft and contemporary. It works with sage and olive for balance, or with cream for a gentle palette.

Medium orchid color values

Every conversion for #a8639b, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#a8639b

RGB168, 99, 155

HSL311, 28%, 52%

HSV311, 41%, 66%

CMYK0%, 41%, 8%, 34%

Lab51.4, 36.24, -18.68

XYZ26.53, 19.62, 33.4

Decimal11035547

Web safe#996699

Pantone258 C

Shades of medium orchid

#9c578f #8d4f81 #7e4673 #6f3e65 #603558 #502d4a #41243c #321c2e #231320 #140b12

Tints of medium orchid

#b071a4 #b880ae #c08eb7 #c89dc0 #d0abc9 #d8bad3 #e0c8dc #e8d7e5 #f1e5ee #f9f4f8

Colors that go with medium orchid

Complementary#63a870 Analogous#9363a8 Analogous#a86378 Triadic#9ba863 Triadic#639ba8 Split complementary#79a863 Split complementary#63a893

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 0, 41, 8, 34.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #a8639b on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 41 8 34

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 42 11 40

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 #a8639b straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #a8639b; }
.text { color: #a8639b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a8639b; }

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 #a8639b against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #a8639b 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 #a8639b 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 #a8639b 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 #a8639b is computed, not guessed. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.