Medium orchid

#d55aed

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. Deep greens and teals opposite it give contrast and warm neutrals keep it soft.

Medium orchid color values

Every conversion for #d55aed, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#d55aed

RGB213, 90, 237

HSL290, 80%, 64%

HSV290, 62%, 93%

CMYK10%, 62%, 0%, 7%

Lab59.5, 68.21, -52.52

XYZ46.38, 27.57, 83.0

Decimal13982445

Web safe#cc66ff

Pantone252 C

Shades of medium orchid

#ce3fea #c725e7 #b717d7 #a115bc #8a12a1 #730f86 #5c0c6c #450951 #2e0636 #18031c

Tints of medium orchid

#d969ef #dd78f0 #e087f2 #e496f3 #e8a4f5 #ecb3f7 #f0c2f8 #f3d1fa #f7e0fc #fbeffd

Colors that go with medium orchid

Complementary#72ed5a Analogous#8b5aed Analogous#ed5abc Triadic#edd55a Triadic#5aedd5 Split complementary#bbed5a Split complementary#5aed8c

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 10, 62, 0, 7.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #d55aed on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

10 62 0 7

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

13 61 4 13

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 #d55aed straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #d55aed; }
.text { color: #d55aed; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d55aed; }

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 #d55aed against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #d55aed 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 #d55aed 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 #d55aed 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 #d55aed 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.