Medium orchid

#ba53e2

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 strong. 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 #ba53e2, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#ba53e2

RGB186, 83, 226

HSL283, 71%, 61%

HSV283, 63%, 89%

CMYK18%, 63%, 0%, 11%

Lab54.15, 62.94, -55.1

XYZ37.07, 22.12, 74.27

Decimal12211170

Web safe#cc66cc

Pantone2582 C

Shades of medium orchid

#b03bde #a625d9 #9421c1 #821da9 #701891 #5d1479 #4b1062 #390c4a #260832 #14041a

Tints of medium orchid

#c063e5 #c772e7 #cd82ea #d392ed #d9a1ef #e0b1f2 #e6c1f4 #ecd0f7 #f3e0fa #f9f0fc

Colors that go with medium orchid

Complementary#7be253 Analogous#7253e2 Analogous#e253c3 Triadic#e2ba53 Triadic#53e2ba Split complementary#c3e253 Split complementary#53e272

Medium orchid in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 18, 63, 0, 11.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #ba53e2 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

18 63 0 11

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

21 62 4 17

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 #ba53e2 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #ba53e2; }
.text { color: #ba53e2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ba53e2; }

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 #ba53e2 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #ba53e2 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 #ba53e2 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 #ba53e2 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

Every value on this page for #ba53e2 is computed, not guessed. 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.