Medium orchid

#ad4eab

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

Medium orchid is a mid pink, confident and easy to pair. 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 #ad4eab, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#ad4eab

RGB173, 78, 171

HSL301, 38%, 49%

HSV301, 55%, 68%

CMYK0%, 55%, 1%, 32%

Lab48.6, 51.47, -32.36

XYZ27.31, 17.27, 40.42

Decimal11357867

Web safe#996699

Pantone2583 C

Shades of medium orchid

#9e479c #8f408d #7f397e #70336f #612c60 #522551 #431e42 #331733 #241024 #150a15

Tints of medium orchid

#b65db4 #be6ebc #c57ec4 #cc8fcb #d4a0d3 #dbb0db #e3c1e2 #ead1ea #f2e2f2 #f9f3f9

Colors that go with medium orchid

Complementary#4ead50 Analogous#804ead Analogous#ad4e7b Triadic#abad4e Triadic#4eabad Split complementary#7bad4e Split complementary#4ead80

Medium orchid in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 0, 55, 1, 32.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #ad4eab on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 55 1 32

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 55 5 38

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 #ad4eab straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #ad4eab; }
.text { color: #ad4eab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ad4eab; }

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 #ad4eab against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #ad4eab 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 #ad4eab 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 #ad4eab 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 #ad4eab 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 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. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.