Medium orchid

#b153aa

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 pink at 304 degrees. Pinks like this read soft and contemporary. It works with sage and olive for balance, or with cream for a gentle palette.

Medium orchid color values

Every conversion for #b153aa, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#b153aa

RGB177, 83, 170

HSL304, 38%, 51%

HSV304, 53%, 69%

CMYK0%, 53%, 4%, 31%

Lab50.02, 50.01, -29.52

XYZ28.48, 18.44, 40.09

Decimal11621290

Web safe#996699

Pantone2583 C

Shades of medium orchid

#a34a9c #93438d #843c7e #74346f #642d60 #542651 #441f42 #351832 #251123 #150a14

Tints of medium orchid

#b863b2 #bf73ba #c783c2 #ce93ca #d5a3d1 #dcb3d9 #e4c3e1 #ebd3e9 #f2e3f1 #f9f3f9

Colors that go with medium orchid

Complementary#53b15a Analogous#8953b1 Analogous#b1537b Triadic#aab153 Triadic#53aab1 Split complementary#7bb153 Split complementary#53b189

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 0, 53, 4, 31.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #b153aa on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 53 4 31

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 53 8 37

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 #b153aa straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #b153aa; }
.text { color: #b153aa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b153aa; }

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 #b153aa against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #b153aa 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 #b153aa 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 #b153aa 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 #b153aa come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. The uncoated cmyk build carries more ink than the coated one, which is what a printer would compensate for when the same color runs on a rougher stock. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.