Medium orchid

#b16dcd

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

Medium orchid falls in the purple range, mid and soft. 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 #b16dcd, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#b16dcd

RGB177, 109, 205

HSL283, 49%, 62%

HSV283, 47%, 80%

CMYK14%, 47%, 0%, 20%

Lab56.77, 43.4, -39.13

XYZ34.62, 24.69, 60.7

Decimal11627981

Web safe#9966cc

Pantone528 C

Shades of medium orchid

#a658c6 #9a43bf #8a3aab #793395 #682c80 #57256b #461d56 #351641 #230f2c #120817

Tints of medium orchid

#b87ad2 #bf88d6 #c695db #cda2df #d4afe4 #dcbde8 #e3caed #ead7f1 #f1e4f6 #f8f2fa

Colors that go with medium orchid

Complementary#89cd6d Analogous#816dcd Analogous#cd6db9 Triadic#cdb16d Triadic#6dcdb1 Split complementary#b9cd6d Split complementary#6dcd81

Medium orchid in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 14, 47, 0, 20.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #b16dcd on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

14 47 0 20

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

17 47 4 26

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 #b16dcd straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #b16dcd; }
.text { color: #b16dcd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b16dcd; }

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 #b16dcd against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #b16dcd 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 #b16dcd 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 #b16dcd 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

Here is how the numbers for #b16dcd are worked out. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.