What does the color MediumOrchid mean?

Purple

MediumOrchid

#ba55d3

#c877dc

#d699e5

#e3bbed

#f1ddf6

#ae5ec2

Meaning

Imagination, luxury, and wisdom. Frequently used for premium, creative, and tech brands.

History

MediumOrchid is a standard CSS/SVG named color used across browsers since early web standards.

Usage

Use MediumOrchid (#ba55d3) in CSS as color: mediumorchid; or as #ba55d3.

Purple

MediumOrchid

#BA55D3

Accessibility

5.33:1

Vs white / black

3.94:1 · 5.33:1

Sources

Library color

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Codes

Formats

HEX

#ba55d3

RGB

rgb(186, 85, 211)

RGBA

rgba(186, 85, 211, 1)

HSL

hsl(288, 59%, 58%)

HSV

hsv(288, 60%, 83%)

LAB

lab(53.64% 59.06 -47.4)

LCH

lch(53.64% 75.73 321.25)

OKLAB

oklab(0.6256 0.1533 -0.1322)

OKLCH

oklch(0.6256 0.2024 319.23)

XYZ

xyz(35.25, 21.64, 63.94)

CMYK

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

CSS

color: #ba55d3;

CSS variable

--color-ba55d3: #ba55d3;

SCSS

$color-ba55d3: #ba55d3;

Tailwind

purple-400

Export

Developer code

:root {
  --mediumorchid-1: #ba55d3;
}

Palette

Tints & shades

Full scale from light tints through the base color into deep shades

f9f1fb f4e3f8 eed5f4 e8c6f0 e2b8ed ddaae9 d79ce5 d18ee2 cb80de c671da c063d7 ba55d3 ab4ec1 9b47b0 8c409e 7c398d 6c327b 5d2b6a 4e2358 3e1c46 2f1535 1f0e23 100712

Palette

Tints

Mixed toward white — soft backgrounds and highlights

f9f1fb f4e3f8 eed5f4 e8c6f0 e2b8ed ddaae9 d79ce5 d18ee2 cb80de c671da c063d7

Palette

Shades

Mixed toward black — depth, text, and emphasis

ab4ec1 9b47b0 8c409e 7c398d 6c327b 5d2b6a 4e2358 3e1c46 2f1535 1f0e23 100712

Palette

Tones

Mixed toward neutral grey — muted UI surfaces

b559cc b05cc5 ac60be a763b7 a267b0 9d6baa 986ea3 93729c 8f7595 8a798e 857c87

Harmony

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel for contrast

#BA55D3Stop 1 #6ED355Stop 2

Harmony

Analogous

Neighbors that sit comfortably together

#7B55D3Stop 1 #BA55D3Stop 2 #D355ADStop 3

Harmony

Triadic

Evenly spaced triad for vibrant sets

#BA55D3Stop 1 #D3BA55Stop 2 #55D3BAStop 3

Harmony

Split complementary

Base plus two accents beside the complement

#BA55D3Stop 1 #ADD355Stop 2 #55D37BStop 3

Harmony

Monochromatic

Same hue, varied lightness and saturation

#451551Stop 1 #79258EStop 2 #AD34CBStop 3 #C571DAStop 4 #DEAEEAStop 5

Meaning

Color psychology

Imagination, luxury, and wisdom. Frequently used for premium, creative, and tech brands.

Common uses: primary buttons, chart series, status badges, marketing gradients, and brand accents in the Purple family.

Related shades & tints

#c877dc

#d699e5

#e3bbed

#f1ddf6

#ae5ec2

#a366b2

#976fa1

#8c7791

Similar colors

#da70d6

#9932cc

#ee82ee

#9370db

#8b008b

#7b68ee

#800080

#663399

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