What color is Medium Orchid?
Medium Orchid color belongs to the Purple color family (hue). The hexadecimal color code(color number) for Medium Orchid is #BA55D3, and the RGB color code is RGB(186, 85, 211).
In the RGB color model, Medium Orchid has a red value of 186, a green value of 85, and a blue value of 211. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 11.8% cyan, 59.7% magenta, 0.0% yellow, and 17.3% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 288.1° (degrees), 58.9 % saturation, and 58.0 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, Medium Orchid has a hue of 288.1° (degrees), 59.7 % saturation and 82.7 % brightness/value.
Medium Orchid is cool or warm?
The color Medium Orchid is a warm color.
What is the LRV of Medium Orchid? (For interior and product design)
Medium Orchid has an LRV of nearly 21.6. By LRV value, it is a medium dark color.
Light Reflectance Value (LRV) is a measure of how much visible light is reflected off a surface. It is a number on a scale of 0 to 100, with 0 being pure black and 100 being pure white. The higher the LRV, the more light the color reflects and the lighter it will appear.
Compare LRV 21.6 of Medium Orchid with dark and light color
Is Medium Orchid Readable? WCAG Contrast Checker (For digital design)
Check if the color Medium Orchid meets Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) standards, minimum contrast ratio standards between text and background colors. The WCAG (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines) provides global standards for readable web content.
WCAG Recommendations - Large Text: above 18pt or 14pt bold. Normal Text: below 18pt or 14pt bold.
- Minimum contrast ratio (AA): 4.5 for normal text and 3 for large text.
- Enhanced contrast ratio (AAA): 7 for normal text and 4.5 for large text.
Normal text - 14pt
Normal Bold text - 12pt
Large text - 18pt
Large Bold text - 14pt
Color Codes - Color Space Conversions
Medium Orchid color codes / color number / color space conversions - HEX, RGBA, CMYK, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB, RYB
- Hex triplet
- #BA55D3
- Red
- BA
- Green
- 55
- Blue
- D3
- Red
- 186 (72.9%)
- Green
- 85 (33.3%)
- Blue
- 211 (82.7%)
- Alpha
- 1 (100.0%)
- Cyan
- 11.85%
- Magenta
- 59.72%
- Yellow
- 0.00%
- Key
- 17.25%
- Hue
- 288.1°
- Saturation
- 58.88 %
- Lightness
- 58.04 %
- Hue
- 288.1°
- Saturation
- 59.72 %
- Brightness / Value
- 82.75 %
- Red
- 61 (23.9%)
- Yellow
- 24 (9.3%)
- Blue
- 100 (39.2%)
- Hue
- 288.1°
- Whiteness
- 33.33 %
- Blackness
- 17.25 %
- Cyan
- 27.06%
- Magenta
- 66.67%
- Yellow
- 17.25%
- X
- 35.26
- Y
- 21.64
- Z
- 63.95
- Y1
- 21.64
- X
- 0.29
- Y2
- 0.18
- L
- 53.64
- A
- 59.07
- B
- -47.41
- L
- 53.64
- C
- 75.75
- H
- 321.25
- L
- 53.64
- U
- 40.3
- V
- -80.42
- L
- 46.52
- A
- 53.88
- B
- -48.94
- LRV
- ~ 21.6 %
- Munsell Color System
- 6.4P 5.2/16.2
Similar Colors and Paints
What is Delta E (ΔE)?
Delta E is the standard measure of how different two colors look to the human eye, rather than how far apart their hex codes happen to be. It runs from 0, an exact match, to 100, the largest possible difference — so the lower the Delta E, the closer the match. The match percentage shown on each color below is simply 100% minus its ΔE.
Named colors similar to Medium Orchid
These are the named colors closest to Medium Orchid , closest match first. Each card shows how much of the color the human eye sees as the same, measured as Delta E (ΔE).
Similar colors from Pantone, RAL, and other color matching system
Pantone PMS
Medium Orchid color similar/equivalent colors from Pantone PMS. Conversion of Medium Orchid to Pantone PMS
Paint similar to Medium Orchid
These are the real paint colors closest to Medium Orchid from major brands, ranked by Delta E (ΔE) match. A paint above 98% will be hard to tell apart from Medium Orchid once it is on a wall.
Dunn-Edwards
Medium Orchid color similar/equivalent paint from Dunn-Edwards. Conversion of Medium Orchid to Dunn-Edwards
PPG Paints
Medium Orchid color similar/equivalent paint from PPG Paints. Conversion of Medium Orchid to PPG Paints
Valspar
Medium Orchid color similar/equivalent paint from Valspar. Conversion of Medium Orchid to Valspar
Behr
Medium Orchid color similar/equivalent paint from Behr. Conversion of Medium Orchid to Behr
Benjamin Moore
Medium Orchid color similar/equivalent paint from Benjamin Moore. Conversion of Medium Orchid to Benjamin Moore
Sherwin Williams
Medium Orchid color similar/equivalent paint from Sherwin Williams. Conversion of Medium Orchid to Sherwin Williams
Farrow & Ball
Medium Orchid color similar/equivalent paint from Farrow & Ball. Conversion of Medium Orchid to Farrow & Ball
Color Combinations
View more Medium Orchid - #BA55D3 color palettes and coordinating colors
Monochromatic colors belong to the same hue angle but different tints and shades. Monochromatic color palette can be generated by keeping the exact hue of the base color and then changing the saturation and lightness.
Analogous colors are a group of colors adjacent to each other on a color wheel. Group of these adjacent colors forms Analogous color scheme Palette. Analogous Palette can be generated by increasing or decreasing the hue value by 30 points.
The triadic color palette has three colors separated by 120° in the RGB color wheel
The tetradic colour scheme composed of two sets of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Complementary / Opposite Color
Complementary / Opposite Color
Complementary colors are pairs of colors which, when combined or mixed, cancel each other out (lose hue) by producing a grayscale color like white or black. When placed next to each other, they create the strongest contrast for those two colors. Complementary colors also called opposite colors. Complementary color schemes are created using two opposite colors on the color wheel. The examples are red–cyan, green–magenta, and blue–yellow.
What is the contrasting color of Medium Orchid - #BA55D3?
Color that best contrast with Medium Orchid - #BA55D3 is #6ED355, color name is Pastel Green*. Contrast indicates a strong difference in color. Contrasting color can be found several ways, Complimentary contrast is one of them. Complementary contrast colors are opposite each other on the color wheel.
What color compliments Medium Orchid - #BA55D3?
Complementary or Opposite color for Medium Orchid - #BA55D3 is #6ED355, color name is Pastel Green*.
Example Color Images and Mockup
Medium Orchid - #BA55D3 Color Images and Patterns
