Medium orchid

#cd45f5

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 confident 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 #cd45f5, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#cd45f5

RGB205, 69, 245

HSL286, 90%, 62%

HSV286, 72%, 96%

CMYK16%, 72%, 0%, 4%

Lab55.92, 76.18, -62.78

XYZ43.79, 23.83, 88.68

Decimal13452789

Web safe#cc33ff

Pantone2582 C

Shades of medium orchid

#c62af4 #bf0ff2 #ab0cd9 #950abe #8009a4 #6b0789 #56066e #410453 #2c0338 #17021d

Tints of medium orchid

#d256f6 #d667f7 #db78f8 #df89f9 #e49afa #e8aafa #edbbfb #f1ccfc #f6ddfd #faeefe

Colors that go with medium orchid

Complementary#6df545 Analogous#7545f5 Analogous#f545c5 Triadic#f5cd45 Triadic#45f5cd Split complementary#c5f545 Split complementary#45f575

Medium orchid in print

A color this vivid sometimes sits just outside cmyk gamut, so expect a small dip in punch on paper. The cmyk build is 16, 72, 0, 4.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #cd45f5 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

16 72 0 4

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

19 70 4 10

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 #cd45f5 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #cd45f5; }
.text { color: #cd45f5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cd45f5; }

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 #cd45f5 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #cd45f5 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 #cd45f5 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 #cd45f5 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

The figures for #cd45f5 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. The uncoated cmyk build carries more ink than the coated one, which is what a printer would compensate for when the same color runs on a rougher stock. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.