All About Color Medium Orchid

#BA55D3

Medium Orchid is a soft and delicate purple color. It represents elegance and grace, perfect for creating a sophisticated and refined space.

About Medium Orchid

Medium Orchid is a medium purple color with the hex code #BA55D3. In RGB it is red 186, green 85, blue 211; in HSL it is hue 288°, saturation 59%, lightness 58%; in CMYK it is 12%, 60%, 0%, 17%. Its contrast ratio is 3.94:1 on white and 5.33:1 on black.

#BA55D3 Color Conversion

Hex tripletBA, 55, D3
CMYK11.85%, 59.72%, 0.00%, 17.25%
RGB Decimal186, 85, 211
HSL288°, 59%, 58%
RGB Octal272, 125, 323
HSV (HSB)288.10°, 59.72%, 82.75%
RGB Binary10111010, 1010101, 11010011
CIE-L*AB53.64, 59.07, -47.41
RGB Percent72.94%, 33.33%, 82.75%
CIE-L*CH53.64, 75.75, 321.25
XYZ35.26, 21.64, 63.95
CIE-L*UV53.64, 40.30, -80.41
xyY0.29, 0.18, 21.64
Hunter-Lab46.52, 53.88, -48.94
RYB72.94%, 33.33%, 82.75%

Color Accessibility Scores

#BA55D3 on a dark background: contrast 5.33:1, passes WCAG AA.
#BA55D3 on a light background: contrast 3.94:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of Medium Orchid, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

Harmonious five-color palettes built around Medium Orchid. Open any of them in the Muzli palette generator.

Complementary palette

#BA55D3 · #D79EE6 · #8A2AA2 · #6ED355 · #ACE69E

Analogous palette

#556ED3 · #7B55D3 · #BA55D3 · #D355AD · #D3556E

Triadic palette

#BA55D3 · #D3BA55 · #55D3BA · #D79EE6 · #E6D79E

Tetradic palette

#BA55D3 · #D37B55 · #6ED355 · #55ADD3 · #8A2AA2

Monochromatic palette

#611D72 · #942DAE · #BA55D3 · #D392E3 · #EBCEF2

Generate more palettes containing Medium Orchid · Browse all color names

Discover more color profiles with the Muzli extension

Experience design inspiration like never before with Muzli. Loved by 800k+ designers worldwide, Muzli is the leading go-to browser extension for creative professionals.

Install now and let the magic begin.

Get Muzli