Medium orchid

#a25bde

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

Medium orchid falls in the purple range, mid and strong. 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 #a25bde, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#a25bde

RGB162, 91, 222

HSL273, 66%, 61%

HSV273, 59%, 87%

CMYK27%, 59%, 0%, 13%

Lab52.33, 52.69, -55.93

XYZ31.83, 20.44, 71.37

Decimal10640350

Web safe#9966cc

Pantone265 C

Shades of medium orchid

#9543d9 #872cd5 #7926be #6a22a7 #5b1d8f #4c1878 #3d1360 #2e0f48 #1f0a31 #100519

Tints of medium orchid

#aa6ae1 #b379e4 #bb88e7 #c497ea #cca6ed #d5b4f0 #ddc3f3 #e6d2f6 #eee1f9 #f7f0fc

Colors that go with medium orchid

Complementary#97de5b Analogous#605bde Analogous#de5bd9 Triadic#dea25b Triadic#5bdea2 Split complementary#d9de5b Split complementary#5bde60

Medium orchid in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 27, 59, 0, 13.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #a25bde on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

27 59 0 13

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

29 58 4 19

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 #a25bde straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #a25bde; }
.text { color: #a25bde; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a25bde; }

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 #a25bde against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #a25bde 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 #a25bde 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 #a25bde 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 #a25bde is computed, not guessed. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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.