Colors

#BA55D3

Medium Orchid

Medium Orchid is #BA55D3. In CSS you can write it as the keyword mediumorchid. The values below are the same sRGB color in HEX, RGB, HSL, HSV, a simple CMYK conversion, and OKLCH. CMYK here is a channel formula for reference, not a press proof.

Conversions

HEX
#BA55D3
RGB
rgb(186, 85, 211)
HSL
hsl(288,59%,58%)
HSV
hsv(288, 60%, 83%)
CMYK
cmyk(12,60,0,17)
OKLCH
oklch(62.6% 0.202 319.2)

Tints and shades

Tints mix this color toward white. Shades mix it toward black in sRGB. For a 50–950 ramp, open the tint and shade generator.

Tints

#C877DC

20% white

#D699E5

40% white

#E3BBED

60% white

#F1DDF6

80% white

Shades

#9544A9

20% black

#70337F

40% black

#4A2254

60% black

#25112A

80% black

Harmony palettes

These schemes rotate hue from Medium Orchid. Read the relationships in color theory 101 or adjust them on the color wheel.

Complementary

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#BA55D3

#6ED355

#CB9ED7

#A9D79E

#814D8E

Analogous

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#7B55D3

#BA55D3

#D355AD

#D3556E

#5E74CA

Triadic

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#BA55D3

#D3BA55

#55D3BA

#D7CB9E

#48AD99

Split Complementary

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#BA55D3

#ADD355

#55D37B

#D3B3DB

#5A8E4D

Monochromatic

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#451551

#79258E

#AD34CB

#C571DA

#DEAEEA

Tetradic

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#BA55D3

#D37B55

#6ED355

#55ADD3

#D0A795

Contrast against white and black

Ratios use the WCAG relative-luminance formula. AA normal text needs 4.5:1 and large text needs 3:1 under Success Criterion 1.4.3. AAA uses 7:1 and 4.5:1. A pass here is only this pair, not a full page audit. Check other pairings in the contrast checker.

On white · 3.94:1
AA normal text Fail
AA large text Pass
AAA normal text Fail
AAA large text Fail
On black · 5.33:1
AA normal text Pass
AA large text Pass
AAA normal text Fail
AAA large text Pass

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Nearest CSS named colors by RGB distance. Distance is not a perceptual match.

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