Medium orchid

#c540e0

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

Medium orchid is a mid pink, confident and easy to pair. Pinks like this read soft and contemporary. Deep greens and teals opposite it give contrast and warm neutrals keep it soft.

Medium orchid color values

Every conversion for #c540e0, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#c540e0

RGB197, 64, 224

HSL290, 72%, 56%

HSV290, 71%, 88%

CMYK12%, 71%, 0%, 12%

Lab52.86, 72.54, -55.95

XYZ38.31, 20.92, 72.54

Decimal12927200

Web safe#cc33cc

Pantone2582 C

Shades of medium orchid

#be2adc #af21cb #9c1db5 #891a9f #761689 #631373 #500f5d #3d0b47 #2a0830 #17041a

Tints of medium orchid

#ca52e3 #d063e6 #d575e9 #da86eb #e098ee #e5a9f1 #eabbf4 #f0cdf7 #f5defa #faf0fd

Colors that go with medium orchid

Complementary#5be040 Analogous#7540e0 Analogous#e040ab Triadic#e0c540 Triadic#40e0c5 Split complementary#abe040 Split complementary#40e075

Medium orchid in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 12, 71, 0, 12.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #c540e0 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

12 71 0 12

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

15 69 4 18

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 #c540e0 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #c540e0; }
.text { color: #c540e0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c540e0; }

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 #c540e0 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #c540e0 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 #c540e0 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 #c540e0 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

Here is how the numbers for #c540e0 are worked out. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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.