Medium orchid

#b261ca

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

Medium orchid is a mid purple with a confident cast. 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 #b261ca, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#b261ca

RGB178, 97, 202

HSL286, 50%, 59%

HSV286, 52%, 79%

CMYK12%, 52%, 0%, 21%

Lab54.32, 49.36, -41.27

XYZ33.3, 22.28, 58.42

Decimal11690442

Web safe#9966cc

Pantone528 C

Shades of medium orchid

#a84dc3 #9c3eb8 #8b37a4 #7a3090 #69297b #582367 #471c53 #36153f #240e2b #130817

Tints of medium orchid

#b96fcf #c07ed4 #c78cd9 #ce9bdd #d5a9e2 #dcb8e7 #e3c6ec #ead5f1 #f1e3f6 #f8f2fb

Colors that go with medium orchid

Complementary#79ca61 Analogous#7d61ca Analogous#ca61ae Triadic#cab261 Triadic#61cab2 Split complementary#aeca61 Split complementary#61ca7d

Medium orchid in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 12, 52, 0, 21.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #b261ca on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

12 52 0 21

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

15 52 4 27

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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Medium orchid in css

Copy #b261ca straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #b261ca; }
.text { color: #b261ca; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b261ca; }

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 #b261ca against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #b261ca 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 #b261ca 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 #b261ca 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

Here is how the numbers for #b261ca are worked out. 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.