Medium orchid

#a45d9d

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

This is Medium orchid, a muted pink at 306 degrees. Pinks like this read soft and contemporary. Deep greens and teals opposite it give contrast and warm neutrals keep it soft.

Medium orchid color values

Every conversion for #a45d9d, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#a45d9d

RGB164, 93, 157

HSL306, 28%, 50%

HSV306, 43%, 64%

CMYK0%, 43%, 4%, 36%

Lab49.68, 38.56, -22.53

XYZ25.31, 18.16, 34.07

Decimal10771869

Web safe#996699

Pantone258 C

Shades of medium orchid

#965490 #884c82 #794474 #6b3c66 #5c3458 #4e2c4a #3f233c #311b2e #221321 #140b13

Tints of medium orchid

#ac6ca6 #b57baf #bd8ab8 #c699c1 #cea8cb #d7b7d4 #dfc6dd #e8d5e6 #f0e5ef #f9f4f8

Colors that go with medium orchid

Complementary#5da464 Analogous#875da4 Analogous#a45d7a Triadic#9da45d Triadic#5d9da4 Split complementary#79a45d Split complementary#5da487

Medium orchid in print

The cmyk build is well inside gamut, so what you see on screen is close to what prints. The cmyk build is 0, 43, 4, 36.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #a45d9d on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 43 4 36

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 44 8 42

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 #a45d9d straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #a45d9d; }
.text { color: #a45d9d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a45d9d; }

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 #a45d9d against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #a45d9d 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 #a45d9d 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 #a45d9d 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 #a45d9d 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.