Medium orchid

#cd5dff

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 #cd5dff, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#cd5dff

RGB205, 93, 255

HSL281, 100%, 68%

HSV281, 64%, 100%

CMYK20%, 64%, 0%, 0%

Lab59.91, 68.57, -61.91

XYZ47.14, 28.03, 97.53

Decimal13458943

Web safe#cc66ff

Pantone252 C

Shades of medium orchid

#c33dff #b91eff #af00fd #9900dd #8300bd #6d009e #57007e #41005e #2b003e #15001f

Tints of medium orchid

#d16bff #d67aff #da88ff #df97ff #e3a5ff #e8b3ff #ecc2ff #f1d0ff #f5dfff #f9edff

Colors that go with medium orchid

Complementary#8fff5d Analogous#7c5dff Analogous#ff5de0 Triadic#ffcd5d Triadic#5dffcd Split complementary#e0ff5d Split complementary#5dff7c

Medium orchid in print

It is saturated enough that the cmyk build can shift slightly from screen to press, so proof it. The cmyk build is 20, 64, 0, 0.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #cd5dff on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

20 64 0 0

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

22 63 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 read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Medium orchid in css

Copy #cd5dff straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #cd5dff; }
.text { color: #cd5dff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cd5dff; }

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 #cd5dff against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #cd5dff 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 #cd5dff 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 #cd5dff 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 #cd5dff is computed, not guessed. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. Two cmyk builds are shown because coated and uncoated papers behave differently, uncoated soaks up ink and needs more of it to hit the same target. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.