Medium orchid

#b65aa1

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

Medium orchid sits in the pink band, mid and soft. 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 #b65aa1, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#b65aa1

RGB182, 90, 161

HSL314, 39%, 53%

HSV314, 51%, 71%

CMYK0%, 51%, 12%, 29%

Lab51.65, 46.5, -21.66

XYZ29.38, 19.83, 36.0

Decimal11950753

Web safe#cc6699

Pantone258 C

Shades of medium orchid

#ac4c96 #9b4587 #8a3d79 #7a366a #692e5c #58274d #47203e #371830 #261121 #150913

Tints of medium orchid

#bd69aa #c479b2 #ca88bb #d197c4 #d8a6cc #dfb6d5 #e5c5de #ecd4e7 #f3e3ef #faf3f8

Colors that go with medium orchid

Complementary#5ab66f Analogous#9d5ab6 Analogous#b65a73 Triadic#a1b65a Triadic#5aa1b6 Split complementary#73b65a Split complementary#5ab69d

Medium orchid in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 51, 12, 29.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #b65aa1 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 51 12 29

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 51 15 35

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 #b65aa1 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #b65aa1; }
.text { color: #b65aa1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b65aa1; }

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 #b65aa1 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #b65aa1 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 #b65aa1 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 #b65aa1 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 #b65aa1 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.