Medium orchid

#ae45ff

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 balanced cast. 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 #ae45ff, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#ae45ff

RGB174, 69, 255

HSL274, 100%, 64%

HSV274, 73%, 100%

CMYK32%, 73%, 0%, 0%

Lab52.37, 72.46, -74.28

XYZ37.63, 20.47, 96.58

Decimal11421183

Web safe#9933ff

Pantone265 C

Shades of medium orchid

#a128ff #940aff #8500ec #7500cf #6400b1 #540094 #430077 #320059 #22003c #11001f

Tints of medium orchid

#b556ff #bd67ff #c477ff #cb88ff #d399ff #daaaff #e1bbff #e9ccff #f0dcff #f7edff

Colors that go with medium orchid

Complementary#96ff45 Analogous#5145ff Analogous#ff45f3 Triadic#ffae45 Triadic#45ffae Split complementary#f3ff45 Split complementary#45ff51

Medium orchid in print

The saturation is high, which is where rgb and cmyk drift apart, so a printed proof is worth it. The cmyk build is 32, 73, 0, 0.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #ae45ff on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

32 73 0 0

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

33 71 4 6

The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color is saturated enough to sit near the edge of cmyk gamut, so expect a small drop in punch on paper and proof it before a long run.

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 #ae45ff straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #ae45ff; }
.text { color: #ae45ff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ae45ff; }

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 #ae45ff against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #ae45ff 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 #ae45ff 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 #ae45ff 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 #ae45ff is computed, not guessed. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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.