Medium orchid

#a868d2

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

Medium orchid is a mid purple with a balanced cast. 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 #a868d2, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#a868d2

RGB168, 104, 210

HSL276, 54%, 62%

HSV276, 50%, 82%

CMYK20%, 50%, 0%, 18%

Lab54.95, 44.66, -44.92

XYZ32.73, 22.88, 63.66

Decimal11036882

Web safe#9966cc

Pantone2655 C

Shades of medium orchid

#9b52cb #8f3cc5 #7f35b0 #702e9b #602885 #50216f #401b59 #311443 #210e2d #110718

Tints of medium orchid

#b076d6 #b883da #c091de #c89fe2 #d0ade6 #d7baeb #dfc8ef #e7d6f3 #efe4f7 #f7f1fb

Colors that go with medium orchid

Complementary#92d268 Analogous#7368d2 Analogous#d268c7 Triadic#d2a868 Triadic#68d2a8 Split complementary#c7d268 Split complementary#68d273

Medium orchid in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 20, 50, 0, 18.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #a868d2 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

20 50 0 18

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

22 50 4 24

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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Medium orchid in css

Copy #a868d2 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #a868d2; }
.text { color: #a868d2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a868d2; }

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 #a868d2 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #a868d2 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 #a868d2 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 #a868d2 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 #a868d2 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.