Medium orchid

#b536ff

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. Pair it with warm yellows for contrast, or with charcoal for a moody scheme.

Medium orchid color values

Every conversion for #b536ff, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#b536ff

RGB181, 54, 255

HSL278, 100%, 61%

HSV278, 79%, 100%

CMYK29%, 79%, 0%, 0%

Lab51.48, 78.87, -75.69

XYZ38.43, 19.68, 96.38

Decimal11876095

Web safe#cc33ff

Pantone2582 C

Shades of medium orchid

#ab1aff #a000fd #8e00e1 #7d00c6 #6b00aa #5a008e #480072 #370056 #25003a #13001f

Tints of medium orchid

#bc48ff #c25bff #c96dff #d07fff #d792ff #dda4ff #e4b6ff #ebc9ff #f2dbff #f8edff

Colors that go with medium orchid

Complementary#80ff36 Analogous#5136ff Analogous#ff36e4 Triadic#ffb536 Triadic#36ffb5 Split complementary#e5ff36 Split complementary#36ff50

Medium orchid in print

A color this vivid sometimes sits just outside cmyk gamut, so expect a small dip in punch on paper. The cmyk build is 29, 79, 0, 0.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #b536ff on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

29 79 0 0

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

31 77 4 6

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

Medium orchid in css

Copy #b536ff straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #b536ff; }
.text { color: #b536ff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b536ff; }

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 #b536ff against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #b536ff 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 #b536ff 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 #b536ff 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

Every value on this page for #b536ff is computed, not guessed. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.