Medium Orchid (#BA55D3)

The hex code for Medium Orchid is #BA55D3. It is rgb(186, 85, 211) in RGB, hsl(288, 59%, 58%) in HSL, and about cmyk(12%, 60%, 0%, 17%) in CMYK — a mid-tone purple. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BA55D3

HEX#BA55D3

RGBrgb(186, 85, 211)

HSLhsl(288, 59%, 58%)

HSVhsv(288, 60%, 83%)

CMYKcmyk(12%, 60%, 0%, 17%)

OKLCHoklch(62.6% 0.202 319.2)

LABlab(53.37% 55.02 -47.45)

LCHlch(53.37% 72.66 319.23)

Colors Closest to Medium Orchid

Medium Orchid is a registered color name. These are the named colors nearest to it, measured as CIE76 distance in CIELAB — a perceptual scale, so the ordering matches what the eye sees rather than how close the raw RGB numbers happen to sit.

Deep Fuchsia#C154C1ΔE 10.48 Rich Lilac#B666D2ΔE 10.65 Heliotrope#DF73FFΔE 13.52 Purple Plum#9C51B6ΔE 14.33 Steel Pink#CC33CCΔE 16.2 Orchid#DA70D6ΔE 16.52

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every purple in the library.

#BA55D3 Channel Values

How Medium Orchid breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 186 · G 85 · B 211	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 288° · S 59% · L 58%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 288° · S 60% · V 83%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 12% · M 60% · Y 0% · K 17%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	3.94:1 vs white · 5.33:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a Medium Orchid background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text3.94:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text5.33:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BA55D3 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With Medium Orchid

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite Medium Orchid; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base

Complementary

Analogous

Analogous

Triadic

Triadic

Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of Medium Orchid

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

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How Medium Orchid Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#BA55D3

Protanopia#6F6FD3

Protanomaly#9366D3

Deuteranopia#8282D1

Deuteranomaly#9C73D2

Tritanopia#AD7070

Tritanomaly#B366A1

Achromatopsia#808080

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BA55D3 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--medium-orchid: #BA55D3;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BA55D3;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'medium-orchid': '#BA55D3' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.729, green: 0.333, blue: 0.827)

Android XML<color name="medium_orchid">#BA55D3</color>

SVG fillfill="#BA55D3"

More Purple Colors

Medium Orchid sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

ba98dd b981ee bd24ff b957ff bd65f0 b80ce3 bf00ff b66bdb bfa9ea b666d2 c27aff b57edc cc66ff dabcf6 eddaf6 1e0033 330099 470659 592d86 6633ff 79258e 8f00ff 9947e6 a76bcf

#BA55D3 Frequently Asked Questions

What is the hex code for Medium Orchid?

The hex code for Medium Orchid is #BA55D3. That is rgb(186, 85, 211) in RGB, hsl(288, 59%, 58%) in HSL, and approximately cmyk(12%, 60%, 0%, 17%) in CMYK.

What is the RGB value of #BA55D3?

#BA55D3 is rgb(186, 85, 211) — red 186, green 85, and blue 211 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BA55D3?

#BA55D3 converts to approximately cmyk(12%, 60%, 0%, 17%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BA55D3 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BA55D3 scores 3.94:1 against white and 5.33:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Is MediumOrchid a CSS named color?

Yes. MediumOrchid is one of the CSS named colors, so you can write color: mediumorchid instead of the hex code.

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