Medium orchid

#ae50f5

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

Medium orchid falls in the purple range, mid and vivid. 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 #ae50f5, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#ae50f5

RGB174, 80, 245

HSL274, 89%, 64%

HSV274, 67%, 96%

CMYK29%, 67%, 0%, 4%

Lab53.31, 65.7, -67.2

XYZ36.81, 21.33, 88.56

Decimal11423989

Web safe#9966ff

Pantone265 C

Shades of medium orchid

#a134f3 #9418f2 #850de0 #750bc4 #640aa8 #53088c #430670 #320555 #220339 #11021d

Tints of medium orchid

#b560f6 #bd70f7 #c47ff8 #cb8ff9 #d39ffa #daaffa #e1bffb #e9cefc #f0defd #f7eefe

Colors that go with medium orchid

Complementary#97f550 Analogous#5b50f5 Analogous#f550ea Triadic#f5ae50 Triadic#50f5ae Split complementary#eaf550 Split complementary#50f55b

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 29, 67, 0, 4.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #ae50f5 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

29 67 0 4

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

31 66 4 10

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 read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Medium orchid in css

Copy #ae50f5 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #ae50f5; }
.text { color: #ae50f5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ae50f5; }

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 #ae50f5 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #ae50f5 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 #ae50f5 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 #ae50f5 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 #ae50f5 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. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.