Medium orchid

#ab57bb

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 pink at 290 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 #ab57bb, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#ab57bb

RGB171, 87, 187

HSL290, 42%, 54%

HSV290, 53%, 73%

CMYK9%, 53%, 0%, 27%

Lab50.76, 49.51, -38.32

XYZ29.17, 19.06, 49.16

Decimal11229115

Web safe#9966cc

Pantone2582 C

Shades of medium orchid

#a148b2 #9141a0 #813a8f #72337e #622c6c #52255b #431e4a #331738 #231027 #140916

Tints of medium orchid

#b367c1 #bb76c8 #c286ce #ca95d4 #d2a5da #dab4e1 #e1c4e7 #e9d3ed #f1e3f4 #f9f2fa

Colors that go with medium orchid

Complementary#67bb57 Analogous#7957bb Analogous#bb5799 Triadic#bbab57 Triadic#57bbab Split complementary#99bb57 Split complementary#57bb79

Medium orchid in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 9, 53, 0, 27.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #ab57bb on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

9 53 0 27

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

12 53 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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Medium orchid in css

Copy #ab57bb straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #ab57bb; }
.text { color: #ab57bb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ab57bb; }

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 #ab57bb against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #ab57bb 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 #ab57bb 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 #ab57bb 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 #ab57bb come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. The uncoated cmyk build carries more ink than the coated one, which is what a printer would compensate for when the same color runs on a rougher stock. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.