Medium orchid

#c51ec5

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 strong. Pinks like this read soft and contemporary. Deep greens and teals opposite it give contrast and warm neutrals keep it soft.

Medium orchid color values

Every conversion for #c51ec5, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#c51ec5

RGB197, 30, 197

HSL300, 74%, 45%

HSV300, 85%, 77%

CMYK0%, 85%, 0%, 23%

Lab48.05, 77.37, -48.18

XYZ33.57, 16.83, 54.3

Decimal12918469

Web safe#cc33cc

Pantone2582 C

Shades of medium orchid

#b41bb4 #a319a3 #921692 #811481 #701170 #5f0e5f #4e0c4e #3d093d #2c072c #1b041b

Tints of medium orchid

#dc22dc #e137e1 #e44ee4 #e865e8 #eb7ceb #ef93ef #f2aaf2 #f6c1f6 #f9d8f9 #fdf0fd

Colors that go with medium orchid

Complementary#1ec51e Analogous#711ec5 Analogous#c51e72 Triadic#c5c51e Triadic#1ec5c5 Split complementary#72c51e Split complementary#1ec572

Medium orchid in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 0, 85, 0, 23.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #c51ec5 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 85 0 23

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 82 4 29

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 #c51ec5 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #c51ec5; }
.text { color: #c51ec5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c51ec5; }

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 #c51ec5 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #c51ec5 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 #c51ec5 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 #c51ec5 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 #c51ec5 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.