Medium orchid

#a755d9

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

This is Medium orchid, a strong purple at 277 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 #a755d9, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#a755d9

RGB167, 85, 217

HSL277, 63%, 59%

HSV277, 61%, 85%

CMYK23%, 61%, 0%, 15%

Lab51.52, 55.74, -54.35

XYZ31.71, 19.72, 67.78

Decimal10966489

Web safe#9966cc

Pantone265 C

Shades of medium orchid

#9c3fd4 #8f2dca #7f28b4 #70239e #601e88 #501972 #41145c #311045 #210b2f #120619

Tints of medium orchid

#af65dc #b774e0 #bf84e3 #c793e7 #cfa3ea #d7b2ee #dfc2f1 #e7d1f5 #efe1f8 #f7f0fc

Colors that go with medium orchid

Complementary#87d955 Analogous#6555d9 Analogous#d955c9 Triadic#d9a755 Triadic#55d9a7 Split complementary#c9d955 Split complementary#55d965

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 23, 61, 0, 15.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #a755d9 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

23 61 0 15

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

25 60 4 21

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 #a755d9 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #a755d9; }
.text { color: #a755d9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a755d9; }

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 #a755d9 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #a755d9 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 #a755d9 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 #a755d9 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 #a755d9 is computed, not guessed. 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.