Medium orchid

#aa6dbc

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. Yellow greens across the wheel wake it up and soft greys let it stay refined.

Medium orchid color values

Every conversion for #aa6dbc, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#aa6dbc

RGB170, 109, 188

HSL286, 37%, 58%

HSV286, 42%, 74%

CMYK10%, 42%, 0%, 26%

Lab55.19, 37.78, -31.97

XYZ31.12, 23.11, 50.4

Decimal11169212

Web safe#9966cc

Pantone2577 C

Shades of medium orchid

#9f5bb4 #924da7 #824495 #723c83 #623470 #522b5e #42234c #321a39 #221227 #120a15

Tints of medium orchid

#b27ac2 #ba88c8 #c195ce #c9a3d5 #d1b0db #d9bde1 #e1cbe7 #e8d8ed #f0e5f3 #f8f3f9

Colors that go with medium orchid

Complementary#7fbc6d Analogous#836dbc Analogous#bc6da7 Triadic#bcaa6d Triadic#6dbcaa Split complementary#a7bc6d Split complementary#6dbc83

Medium orchid in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 10, 42, 0, 26.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #aa6dbc on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

10 42 0 26

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

13 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 #aa6dbc straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #aa6dbc; }
.text { color: #aa6dbc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aa6dbc; }

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 #aa6dbc against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #aa6dbc 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 #aa6dbc 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 #aa6dbc 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 #aa6dbc is computed, not guessed. 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.