Medium Orchid Color

#ba55d3

Medium Orchid is vivid, cool-toned shade of cool magenta. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm green, cool cyan or warm yellow

Inverse Color #45aa2c
Complementary Color #6ed255
Color Shade: cool magenta (288.1° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 58.04% (better contrasting with white)
Medium Orchid Color Sample
Medium Orchid Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #ba55d3

If you're looking for a similar cool magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Medium Orchid Color. The Ultraviolet Berl color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a violet bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Rich Lilac (#b666d2) for more calm effect. Try Teldrassil Purple as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#6ed255 is the best complementary color to Medium Orchid. Warm green shades generally complement the cool magenta hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #ba55d3 complementary color is Pastel Green, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm blue, cool magenta, and warm magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Amethyst are #7a55d2 and #d255ac. Thus found on the left and right of #ba55d3 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching True V and Hopbush colors as they work well with Medium Orchid.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Medium Orchid palette consists of #55d27a and #acd255 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#6ed255). Try Emerald and Conifer colors in combination with #ba55d3, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #ba55d3 offers a combination of warm cyan and warm yellow shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Medium Orchid. Thus Downy and Tacha giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Medium Orchid contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Pastel Green, Raw Sienna, and Shakespeare split by 90° on the color wheel. #ba55d3 square combo is a palette of cool magenta, warm red, warm green and cool cyan shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Medium Orchid tetradic combo consists of warm green complementary color (#6ed255) and two others. The Tacha is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Indigo – 120° from the complementary Pastel Green. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #d2b955 and #556ed2.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #ba55d3 is made of 39% red, 18% green and 44% blue. In a HSL mode Medium Orchid has a hue angle of 288.1°, a saturation of 58.88% and a lightness of 58.04%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ba55d3 is made of 9.81% cyan, 49.42% magenta, 0% yellow and 17.25% black ink.

HEX #ba55d3
RGB Decimal rgb(186,85,211)
RGB Percentage 39%, 18%, 44%
CMYK 9.81, 49.42, 0, 17.25
HSL hsl(288.1,58.88%,58.04%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(288.1,59.72%,82.75%)
CIE-LAB lab(53.6421,59.0726,-47.4149)
XYZ xyz(35.2561,21.6393,63.9466)
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