Medium orchid

#ae53e0

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

This is Medium orchid, a strong purple at 279 degrees. A mid purple this rich reads creative and a little premium. Pair it with warm yellows for contrast, or with charcoal for a moody scheme.

Medium orchid color values

Every conversion for #ae53e0, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#ae53e0

RGB174, 83, 224

HSL279, 69%, 60%

HSV279, 63%, 88%

CMYK22%, 63%, 0%, 12%

Lab52.47, 59.81, -56.75

XYZ34.0, 20.57, 72.7

Decimal11424736

Web safe#9966cc

Pantone265 C

Shades of medium orchid

#a33cdc #9726d5 #8722be #761ea6 #651a8f #551678 #441160 #340d49 #230931 #12051a

Tints of medium orchid

#b563e3 #bd72e6 #c482e8 #cc92eb #d3a1ee #dab1f1 #e2c1f4 #e9d1f7 #f0e0f9 #f8f0fc

Colors that go with medium orchid

Complementary#85e053 Analogous#6753e0 Analogous#e053cc Triadic#e0ae53 Triadic#53e0ae Split complementary#cce053 Split complementary#53e067

Medium orchid in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 22, 63, 0, 12.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #ae53e0 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

22 63 0 12

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

24 62 4 18

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 #ae53e0 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #ae53e0; }
.text { color: #ae53e0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ae53e0; }

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 #ae53e0 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #ae53e0 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 #ae53e0 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 #ae53e0 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.

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How we calculate these values

Every value on this page for #ae53e0 is computed, not guessed. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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.