Medium orchid

#b65ece

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

This is Medium orchid, a soft purple at 287 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 #b65ece, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#b65ece

RGB182, 94, 206

HSL287, 53%, 59%

HSV287, 54%, 81%

CMYK12%, 54%, 0%, 19%

Lab54.46, 52.75, -43.31

XYZ34.43, 22.41, 60.9

Decimal11951822

Web safe#cc66cc

Pantone528 C

Shades of medium orchid

#ad49c8 #a139bd #8f33a8 #7d2d93 #6c277f #5a206a #491a55 #371441 #260d2c #140717

Tints of medium orchid

#bd6dd2 #c37bd7 #ca8adb #d199e0 #d7a8e4 #deb6e9 #e5c5ed #ebd4f2 #f2e3f6 #f9f1fb

Colors that go with medium orchid

Complementary#76ce5e Analogous#7e5ece Analogous#ce5eae Triadic#ceb65e Triadic#5eceb6 Split complementary#aece5e Split complementary#5ece7e

Medium orchid in print

The cmyk build is well inside gamut, so what you see on screen is close to what prints. The cmyk build is 12, 54, 0, 19.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #b65ece on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

12 54 0 19

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

15 54 4 25

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 #b65ece straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #b65ece; }
.text { color: #b65ece; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b65ece; }

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 #b65ece against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #b65ece 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 #b65ece 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 #b65ece 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 #b65ece is computed, not guessed. 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.