Medium orchid

#b857ed

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 purple at 279 degrees. 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 #b857ed, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#b857ed

RGB184, 87, 237

HSL279, 81%, 64%

HSV279, 63%, 93%

CMYK22%, 63%, 0%, 7%

Lab55.2, 62.94, -59.62

XYZ38.46, 23.12, 82.56

Decimal12081133

Web safe#cc66ff

Pantone265 C

Shades of medium orchid

#ad3cea #a222e7 #9217d5 #8014bb #6e11a0 #5b0e86 #490b6b #370951 #250636 #13031c

Tints of medium orchid

#be66ef #c575f0 #cb85f2 #d294f4 #d8a3f5 #dfb2f7 #e5c1f8 #ebd1fa #f2e0fc #f8effd

Colors that go with medium orchid

Complementary#8ced57 Analogous#6d57ed Analogous#ed57d7 Triadic#edb857 Triadic#57edb8 Split complementary#d7ed57 Split complementary#57ed6d

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 22, 63, 0, 7.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #b857ed on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

22 63 0 7

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

24 62 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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Medium orchid in css

Copy #b857ed straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #b857ed; }
.text { color: #b857ed; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b857ed; }

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 #b857ed against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #b857ed 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 #b857ed 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 #b857ed 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

Here is how the numbers for #b857ed are worked out. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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.