Medium orchid

#cd43ea

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

This is Medium orchid, a vivid pink at 290 degrees. 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 #cd43ea, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#cd43ea

RGB205, 67, 234

HSL290, 80%, 59%

HSV290, 71%, 92%

CMYK12%, 71%, 0%, 8%

Lab55.0, 74.89, -58.09

XYZ42.04, 22.93, 80.05

Decimal13452266

Web safe#cc33ff

Pantone2582 C

Shades of medium orchid

#c72be7 #bc19de #a716c6 #9313ad #7e1195 #6a0e7d #550b64 #40094c #2c0634 #17031c

Tints of medium orchid

#d254ec #d665ee #db77f0 #df88f2 #e499f4 #e8aaf6 #edbbf7 #f2cdf9 #f6defb #fbeffd

Colors that go with medium orchid

Complementary#60ea43 Analogous#7943ea Analogous#ea43b3 Triadic#eacd43 Triadic#43eacd Split complementary#b3ea43 Split complementary#43ea7a

Medium orchid in print

The saturation is high, which is where rgb and cmyk drift apart, so a printed proof is worth it. The cmyk build is 12, 71, 0, 8.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #cd43ea on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

12 71 0 8

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

15 69 4 14

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 #cd43ea straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #cd43ea; }
.text { color: #cd43ea; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cd43ea; }

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 #cd43ea against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #cd43ea 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 #cd43ea 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 #cd43ea 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 #cd43ea come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.