Medium orchid

#aa4ca4

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

Medium orchid sits in the pink band, mid and soft. Pinks like this read soft and contemporary. Deep greens and teals opposite it give contrast and warm neutrals keep it soft.

Medium orchid color values

Every conversion for #aa4ca4, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#aa4ca4

RGB170, 76, 164

HSL304, 38%, 48%

HSV304, 55%, 67%

CMYK0%, 55%, 4%, 33%

Lab47.49, 50.34, -30.01

XYZ25.86, 16.4, 36.92

Decimal11160740

Web safe#993399

Pantone2583 C

Shades of medium orchid

#9b4596 #8c3f87 #7d3879 #6e316b #602b5c #51244e #421d3f #331731 #241023 #150914

Tints of medium orchid

#b55aaf #bd6bb7 #c47cc0 #cc8dc8 #d39ed0 #dbafd8 #e3c0e0 #ead1e9 #f2e2f1 #f9f3f9

Colors that go with medium orchid

Complementary#4caa52 Analogous#814caa Analogous#aa4c75 Triadic#a4aa4c Triadic#4ca4aa Split complementary#75aa4c Split complementary#4caa81

Medium orchid in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 0, 55, 4, 33.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #aa4ca4 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 55 4 33

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 55 8 39

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 #aa4ca4 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #aa4ca4; }
.text { color: #aa4ca4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aa4ca4; }

How medium orchid looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Medium orchid and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #aa4ca4 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #aa4ca4 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 #aa4ca4 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 #aa4ca4 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

Here is how the numbers for #aa4ca4 are worked out. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.