Nearest-color comparison

Medium Orchid vs Orchid

Medium Orchid and Orchid are different purple and pink colors with HEX values #BA55D3 and #DA70D6. According to Colors Encyclopedia, their RGB distance is 42, their contrast ratio is 1.36:1, and the comparison helps choose between tone, temperature, and accessibility behavior.

Medium Orchid and Orchid are visually related colors. Orchid is the lighter option. Orchid reads warmer. Their mutual contrast is 1.36:1, so the pair is too low for text and better treated as a palette relationship.

Differences Use cases Accessibility JSON

Medium Orchid#BA55D3

Orchid#DA70D6

Quick Difference Summary

The main measurable differences between Medium Orchid and Orchid across RGB distance, luminance, hue, saturation, and contrast.

RGB distance42

Pair contrast1.36:1

Luminance delta0.0971

Hue delta14 deg

Lighter colorOrchid

More saturatedMedium Orchid

Side-by-Side Color Profiles

purple color

Medium Orchid

Medium Orchid is #BA55D3, a cool purple color with balanced character. Compared with Orchid, it is darker and similar in saturation. Use it for web design, css color systems, and ui prototyping, with black text as the safer foreground option.

HEX#BA55D3 RGB186, 85, 211 HSL288, 59, 58 CMYK12, 60, 0, 17 Luminance0.2164 Best textblack text

Color page WCAG HEX atlas

pink color

Orchid

Orchid is #DA70D6, a warm pink color with balanced character. Compared with Medium Orchid, it is lighter and similar in saturation. Use it for web design, css color systems, and ui prototyping, with black text as the safer foreground option.

HEX#DA70D6 RGB218, 112, 214 HSL302, 59, 65 CMYK0, 49, 2, 15 Luminance0.3135 Best textblack text

Color page WCAG HEX atlas

When to Use Medium Orchid or Orchid

Choose Medium OrchidMedium Orchid is better when the design needs balanced purple character, cool temperature, and the specific HEX value #BA55D3.

Choose OrchidOrchid is better when the design needs balanced pink character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #DA70D6.

Use togetherUse these colors together as related palette neighbors, subtle material differences, or tonal alternatives rather than readable foreground/background pairs.

Technical Comparison Table

PropertyMedium OrchidOrchid

HEX#BA55D3#DA70D6

RGB186, 85, 211218, 112, 214

HSL288, 59, 58302, 59, 65

CMYK12, 60, 0, 170, 49, 2, 15

FamilyPurplePink

TemperatureCoolWarm

ToneBalancedBalanced

Luminance0.21640.3135

Black contrast5.33:17.27:1

White contrast3.94:12.89:1

Shared tonesBalanced

Accessibility and Contrast

Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.

Medium Orchidblack text - 5.33:1

Orchidblack text - 7.27:1

Related Palette Strip

A compact visual strip showing the two compared colors with nearby harmony and variant context.

Medium Orchid#BA55D3

Orchid#DA70D6

#D79EE6#D79EE6

#EDBAEC#EDBAEC

#6ED355#6ED355

#71DA75#71DA75

colorsBoth named color records with HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK, luminance, WCAG, and links

differencesRGB distance, HSL deltas, luminance delta, contrast, and shared attributes

accessibilityPair contrast and safer text choices for each color

useCasesWhen to choose each color and when to use them together

relatedApiMachine-readable comparison and color endpoints

Structured sections

Colors

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  {
    "slug": "medium-orchid",
    "name": "Medium Orchid",
    "hex": "#BA55D3",
    "rgb": [
      186,
      85,
      211
    ],
    "hsl": [
      288,
      59,
      58
    ],
    "cmyk": [
      12,
      60,
      0,
      17
    ],
    "family": "purple",
    "temperature": "cool",
    "tone": [
      "balanced"
    ],
    "luminance": 0.2164,
    "contrast": {
      "black": 5.33,
      "white": 3.94
    },
    "wcag": {
      "AA": [
        "#000000"
      ],
      "AAA": []
    },
    "bestText": {
      "text": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 5.33
    },
    "description": "Medium Orchid is #BA55D3, a cool purple color with balanced character. Compared with Orchid, it is darker and similar in saturation. Use it for web design, css color systems, and ui prototyping, with black text as the safer foreground option.",
    "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/medium-orchid/",
    "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/medium-orchid.json"
  },
  {
    "slug": "orchid",
    "name": "Orchid",
    "hex": "#DA70D6",
    "rgb": [
      218,
      112,
      214
    ],
    "hsl": [
      302,
      59,
      65
    ],
    "cmyk": [
      0,
      49,
      2,
      15
    ],
    "family": "pink",
    "temperature": "warm",
    "tone": [
      "balanced"
    ],
    "luminance": 0.3135,
    "contrast": {
      "black": 7.27,
      "white": 2.89
    },
    "wcag": {
      "AA": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A"
      ],
      "AAA": [
        "#000000"
      ]
    },
    "bestText": {
      "text": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 7.27
    },
    "description": "Orchid is #DA70D6, a warm pink color with balanced character. Compared with Medium Orchid, it is lighter and similar in saturation. Use it for web design, css color systems, and ui prototyping, with black text as the safer foreground option.",
    "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/orchid/",
    "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/orchid.json"
  }
]

Differences

{
  "rgbDistance": 42,
  "contrastRatio": 1.36,
  "hslDelta": {
    "hue": 14,
    "saturation": 0,
    "lightness": 7
  },
  "luminanceDelta": 0.0971,
  "sameFamily": false,
  "sameTemperature": false,
  "sharedTones": [
    "balanced"
  ],
  "lighterColor": "Orchid",
  "moreSaturatedColor": "Medium Orchid"
}

Accessibility

{
  "pairContrastRatio": 1.36,
  "textRecommendation": "Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.",
  "safeText": [
    {
      "color": "Medium Orchid",
      "background": "#BA55D3",
      "foreground": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 5.33
    },
    {
      "color": "Orchid",
      "background": "#DA70D6",
      "foreground": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 7.27
    }
  ]
}

Use cases

{
  "chooseFirstWhen": "Medium Orchid is better when the design needs balanced purple character, cool temperature, and the specific HEX value #BA55D3.",
  "chooseSecondWhen": "Orchid is better when the design needs balanced pink character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #DA70D6.",
  "useTogetherWhen": "Use these colors together as related palette neighbors, subtle material differences, or tonal alternatives rather than readable foreground/background pairs."
}

Related API

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  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/compare/medium-orchid-vs-orchid.json",
  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/medium-orchid.json",
  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/orchid.json"
]

Full JSON dataset

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  "name": "Medium Orchid vs Orchid",
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  "summary": "Medium Orchid and Orchid are different purple and pink colors with HEX values #BA55D3 and #DA70D6. According to Colors Encyclopedia, their RGB distance is 42, their contrast ratio is 1.36:1, and the comparison helps choose between tone, temperature, and accessibility behavior.",
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      ],
      "hsl": [
        288,
        59,
        58
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        12,
        60,
        0,
        17
      ],
      "family": "purple",
      "temperature": "cool",
      "tone": [
        "balanced"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.2164,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 5.33,
        "white": 3.94
      },
      "wcag": {
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      },
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        "label": "black text",
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      },
      "description": "Medium Orchid is #BA55D3, a cool purple color with balanced character. Compared with Orchid, it is darker and similar in saturation. Use it for web design, css color systems, and ui prototyping, with black text as the safer foreground option.",
      "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/medium-orchid/",
      "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/medium-orchid.json"
    },
    {
      "slug": "orchid",
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        112,
        214
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        302,
        59,
        65
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        0,
        49,
        2,
        15
      ],
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      "temperature": "warm",
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      ],
      "luminance": 0.3135,
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        "white": 2.89
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      "bestText": {
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        "label": "black text",
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      },
      "description": "Orchid is #DA70D6, a warm pink color with balanced character. Compared with Medium Orchid, it is lighter and similar in saturation. Use it for web design, css color systems, and ui prototyping, with black text as the safer foreground option.",
      "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/orchid/",
      "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/orchid.json"
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      "saturation": 0,
      "lightness": 7
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    "luminanceDelta": 0.0971,
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    "sameTemperature": false,
    "sharedTones": [
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    "moreSaturatedColor": "Medium Orchid"
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  "accessibility": {
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        "background": "#BA55D3",
        "foreground": "#000000",
        "label": "black text",
        "ratio": 5.33
      },
      {
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        "background": "#DA70D6",
        "foreground": "#000000",
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      }
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  "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/compare/medium-orchid-vs-orchid/",
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