Medium orchid

#ad4bff

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

This is Medium orchid, a vivid purple at 273 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 #ad4bff, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#ad4bff

RGB173, 75, 255

HSL273, 100%, 65%

HSV273, 71%, 100%

CMYK32%, 71%, 0%, 0%

Lab53.1, 69.86, -73.11

XYZ37.8, 21.14, 96.7

Decimal11357183

Web safe#9933ff

Pantone265 C

Shades of medium orchid

#9f2dff #920fff #8300f0 #7200d2 #6200b4 #520096 #420078 #31005a #21003d #11001f

Tints of medium orchid

#b45bff #bc6bff #c37cff #cb8cff #d29cff #d9acff #e1bdff #e8cdff #efddff #f7edff

Colors that go with medium orchid

Complementary#9dff4b Analogous#534bff Analogous#ff4bf7 Triadic#ffad4b Triadic#4bffad Split complementary#f7ff4b Split complementary#4bff53

Medium orchid in print

It is saturated enough that the cmyk build can shift slightly from screen to press, so proof it. The cmyk build is 32, 71, 0, 0.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #ad4bff on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

32 71 0 0

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

33 69 4 6

The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color is saturated enough to sit near the edge of cmyk gamut, so expect a small drop in punch on paper and proof it before a long run.

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 #ad4bff straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #ad4bff; }
.text { color: #ad4bff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ad4bff; }

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 #ad4bff against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #ad4bff 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 #ad4bff 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 #ad4bff 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 #ad4bff 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. 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.