Medium orchid

#ad5ebe

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 289 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 #ad5ebe, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#ad5ebe

RGB173, 94, 190

HSL289, 42%, 56%

HSV289, 51%, 75%

CMYK9%, 51%, 0%, 25%

Lab52.52, 47.1, -37.27

XYZ30.53, 20.61, 51.08

Decimal11361982

Web safe#9966cc

Pantone528 C

Shades of medium orchid

#a44cb7 #9543a6 #853c94 #743582 #642d70 #54265e #441f4c #34173a #241028 #130916

Tints of medium orchid

#b56dc4 #bc7cca #c48ad0 #cb99d6 #d3a8dc #dab7e2 #e2c6e8 #e9d5ee #f1e3f4 #f9f2fa

Colors that go with medium orchid

Complementary#6fbe5e Analogous#7d5ebe Analogous#be5e9f Triadic#bead5e Triadic#5ebead Split complementary#9fbe5e Split complementary#5ebe7d

Medium orchid in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 9, 51, 0, 25.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #ad5ebe on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

9 51 0 25

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

12 51 4 31

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 #ad5ebe straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #ad5ebe; }
.text { color: #ad5ebe; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ad5ebe; }

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 #ad5ebe against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #ad5ebe 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 #ad5ebe 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 #ad5ebe 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

The figures for #ad5ebe 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. 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. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.