Medium orchid

#a86dc1

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

This is Medium orchid, a soft purple at 282 degrees. 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 #a86dc1, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#a86dc1

RGB168, 109, 193

HSL282, 40%, 59%

HSV282, 44%, 76%

CMYK13%, 44%, 0%, 24%

Lab55.19, 38.23, -34.85

XYZ31.24, 23.11, 53.27

Decimal11038145

Web safe#9966cc

Pantone2577 C

Shades of medium orchid

#9d5ab9 #904aae #80429b #713a88 #613275 #512962 #41214f #31193c #221129 #120915

Tints of medium orchid

#b07ac7 #b888cc #c095d2 #c8a2d8 #d0b0dd #d8bde3 #e0cae9 #e8d8ee #f0e5f4 #f8f2fa

Colors that go with medium orchid

Complementary#86c16d Analogous#7e6dc1 Analogous#c16db0 Triadic#c1a86d Triadic#6dc1a8 Split complementary#b0c16d Split complementary#6dc17e

Medium orchid in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 13, 44, 0, 24.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #a86dc1 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

13 44 0 24

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

16 44 4 30

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 #a86dc1 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #a86dc1; }
.text { color: #a86dc1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a86dc1; }

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 #a86dc1 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #a86dc1 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 #a86dc1 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 #a86dc1 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 #a86dc1 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 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.