Medium orchid

#a96ebd

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

This is Medium orchid, a soft purple at 285 degrees. 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 #a96ebd, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#a96ebd

RGB169, 110, 189

HSL285, 37%, 59%

HSV285, 42%, 74%

CMYK11%, 42%, 0%, 26%

Lab55.34, 37.13, -32.32

XYZ31.12, 23.26, 50.99

Decimal11103933

Web safe#9966cc

Pantone2577 C

Shades of medium orchid

#9e5cb5 #914da9 #814496 #723c84 #623471 #522b5f #42234c #321a3a #221227 #120a15

Tints of medium orchid

#b17bc3 #b989c9 #c196cf #c8a3d5 #d0b0db #d8bee1 #e0cbe7 #e8d8ed #f0e5f3 #f8f3f9

Colors that go with medium orchid

Complementary#82bd6e Analogous#816ebd Analogous#bd6eaa Triadic#bda96e Triadic#6ebda9 Split complementary#aabd6e Split complementary#6ebd81

Medium orchid in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 11, 42, 0, 26.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #a96ebd on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

11 42 0 26

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

14 43 4 32

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 #a96ebd straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #a96ebd; }
.text { color: #a96ebd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a96ebd; }

How medium orchid looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

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Medium orchid and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #a96ebd against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #a96ebd 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 #a96ebd 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 #a96ebd 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

The figures for #a96ebd 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. 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.