Medium orchid

#a96dcd

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

This is Medium orchid, a soft purple at 278 degrees. A mid purple this rich reads creative and a little premium. Yellow greens across the wheel wake it up and soft greys let it stay refined.

Medium orchid color values

Every conversion for #a96dcd, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#a96dcd

RGB169, 109, 205

HSL278, 49%, 62%

HSV278, 47%, 80%

CMYK18%, 47%, 0%, 20%

Lab55.87, 41.12, -40.62

XYZ32.85, 23.78, 60.62

Decimal11103693

Web safe#9966cc

Pantone2655 C

Shades of medium orchid

#9d58c6 #9043bf #813aab #713395 #612c80 #51256b #411d56 #311641 #210f2c #110817

Tints of medium orchid

#b17ad2 #b988d6 #c095db #c8a2df #d0afe4 #d8bde8 #e0caed #e8d7f1 #efe4f6 #f7f2fa

Colors that go with medium orchid

Complementary#91cd6d Analogous#796dcd Analogous#cd6dc1 Triadic#cda96d Triadic#6dcda9 Split complementary#c1cd6d Split complementary#6dcd79

Medium orchid in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 18, 47, 0, 20.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #a96dcd on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

18 47 0 20

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

21 47 4 26

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 #a96dcd straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #a96dcd; }
.text { color: #a96dcd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a96dcd; }

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 #a96dcd against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #a96dcd 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 #a96dcd 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 #a96dcd 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.

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How we calculate these values

Every value on this page for #a96dcd is computed, not guessed. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.