Medium orchid

#af5fb4

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

Medium orchid sits in the pink band, mid and soft. 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 #af5fb4, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#af5fb4

RGB175, 95, 180

HSL296, 36%, 54%

HSV296, 47%, 71%

CMYK3%, 47%, 0%, 29%

Lab52.5, 45.2, -31.5

XYZ30.01, 20.59, 45.57

Decimal11493300

Web safe#9966cc

Pantone528 C

Shades of medium orchid

#a550ab #95489a #854089 #753979 #653168 #552957 #452147 #341936 #241225 #140a15

Tints of medium orchid

#b66ebb #be7dc2 #c58bc9 #cd9ad0 #d4a9d7 #dbb8de #e3c6e5 #ead5eb #f2e4f2 #f9f3f9

Colors that go with medium orchid

Complementary#64b45f Analogous#845fb4 Analogous#b45f8e Triadic#b4af5f Triadic#5fb4af Split complementary#8eb45f Split complementary#5fb485

Medium orchid in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 3, 47, 0, 29.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #af5fb4 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

3 47 0 29

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

7 47 4 35

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 #af5fb4 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #af5fb4; }
.text { color: #af5fb4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #af5fb4; }

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 #af5fb4 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #af5fb4 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 #af5fb4 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 #af5fb4 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 #af5fb4 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. 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.