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Medium Orchid Palette

Medium Orchid Palette: #BA55D3, #6ED355, #7B55D3, #D355AD. Check roles, contrast and CSS variables; open source-color links and JSON.

Medium Orchid Palette assigns primary #BA55D3, secondary #6ED355, surface #7B55D3, background #D355AD, accent #000000. The set spans Purple, Green, Pink, and Gray families with cool, warm, and neutral temperatures. Luminance runs from #000000 at 0 to #6ED355 at 0.5056; black gives higher contrast on 3 of 5 values.

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5colors
Purple palettedominant group
6use cases

Palette Color Roles

Medium Orchid Palette maps 5 colors to practical UI roles for interfaces, brand systems, and CSS tokens.

Primary#BA55D3Medium Orchid
Secondary#6ED355#6ED355
Surface#7B55D3#7B55D3
Background#D355AD#D355AD
Accent#000000Black

CSS Variables

--palette-medium-orchid-primary: #BA55D3;
--palette-medium-orchid-secondary: #6ED355;
--palette-medium-orchid-surface: #7B55D3;
--palette-medium-orchid-background: #D355AD;
--palette-medium-orchid-accent: #000000;

Accessibility Snapshot

Compare all 5 Medium Orchid Palette values against black and white text, with the stronger standard foreground identified for each role.

Primary#BA55D3
Black 5.33:1 · White 3.94:1
Best #000000
Secondary#6ED355
Black 11.11:1 · White 1.89:1
Best #000000
Surface#7B55D3
Black 4.08:1 · White 5.14:1
Best #FFFFFF
Background#D355AD
Black 5.67:1 · White 3.7:1
Best #000000
Accent#000000
Black 1:1 · White 21:1
Best #FFFFFF

UI Components Preview

Preview how the Medium Orchid Palette roles behave together across common interface components before copying the CSS variables.

ButtonPrimary action with checked foreground contrast.
CardSurface treatment using palette roles.
AlertBackground, text, and accent roles together.
NavbarSecondary role with accent state.

Machine-readable data

Machine-Readable Medium Orchid Palette Data (JSON)

Structured palette data for Medium Orchid Palette, including color roles, accessibility, semantic groups, use cases, CSS variables, and API links.

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.2164
Black text5.33:1AA Pass
White text3.94:1AA Fail
colorsPalette colors with roles and color systems
rolesPrimary, secondary, surface, background, and accent mapping
accessibilityContrast and WCAG text options by palette color
semanticGroupsAI-readable palette labels
useCasesDesign and implementation contexts
cssVariablesCopy-ready CSS custom properties
Download JSON Open API
Structured sections
Roles
[
  {
    "role": "primary",
    "hex": "#BA55D3",
    "name": "Medium Orchid"
  },
  {
    "role": "secondary",
    "hex": "#6ED355",
    "name": "#6ED355"
  },
  {
    "role": "surface",
    "hex": "#7B55D3",
    "name": "#7B55D3"
  },
  {
    "role": "background",
    "hex": "#D355AD",
    "name": "#D355AD"
  },
  {
    "role": "accent",
    "hex": "#000000",
    "name": "Black"
  }
]
Accessibility
[
  {
    "role": "primary",
    "hex": "#BA55D3",
    "name": "Medium Orchid",
    "blackContrast": 5.33,
    "whiteContrast": 3.94,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": []
  },
  {
    "role": "secondary",
    "hex": "#6ED355",
    "name": "#6ED355",
    "blackContrast": 11.11,
    "whiteContrast": 1.89,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A"
    ]
  },
  {
    "role": "surface",
    "hex": "#7B55D3",
    "name": "#7B55D3",
    "blackContrast": 4.08,
    "whiteContrast": 5.14,
    "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#F5F5F5"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": []
  },
  {
    "role": "background",
    "hex": "#D355AD",
    "name": "#D355AD",
    "blackContrast": 5.67,
    "whiteContrast": 3.7,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": []
  },
  {
    "role": "accent",
    "hex": "#000000",
    "name": "Black",
    "blackContrast": 1,
    "whiteContrast": 21,
    "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#F5F5F5"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#F5F5F5"
    ]
  }
]
Semantic groups
[
  "medium orchid palette",
  "generated palette",
  "purple palette",
  "green palette",
  "pink palette",
  "gray palette",
  "balanced palette",
  "earth tone palette",
  "dark palette",
  "neutral palette",
  "cool palette",
  "warm palette"
]
Use cases
[
  "design system tokens",
  "CSS variables",
  "palette reference",
  "AI color ingestion",
  "natural branding",
  "wellness and botanical palettes"
]
CSS variables
"--palette-medium-orchid-primary: #BA55D3;\n--palette-medium-orchid-secondary: #6ED355;\n--palette-medium-orchid-surface: #7B55D3;\n--palette-medium-orchid-background: #D355AD;\n--palette-medium-orchid-accent: #000000;"
Full JSON dataset 
{
  "datasetVersion": "1.0.0",
  "slug": "medium-orchid",
  "name": "Medium Orchid Palette",
  "type": "generated",
  "sourceColor": "medium-orchid",
  "description": "Generated palette built from Medium Orchid, its harmonies, a high-contrast pairing, and a light variant.",
  "narrative": "Medium Orchid Palette combines primary #BA55D3, secondary #6ED355, surface #7B55D3, background #D355AD, accent #000000. According to Colors Encyclopedia, the palette works as a purple palette, green palette, pink palette system for design system tokens, CSS variables, palette reference, and AI color ingestion, with each color mapped to roles, contrast data, CSS tokens, and machine-readable JSON.",
  "semanticGroups": [
    "medium orchid palette",
    "generated palette",
    "purple palette",
    "green palette",
    "pink palette",
    "gray palette",
    "balanced palette",
    "earth tone palette",
    "dark palette",
    "neutral palette",
    "cool palette",
    "warm palette"
  ],
  "useCases": [
    "design system tokens",
    "CSS variables",
    "palette reference",
    "AI color ingestion",
    "natural branding",
    "wellness and botanical palettes"
  ],
  "colors": [
    {
      "role": "primary",
      "hex": "#BA55D3",
      "slug": "medium-orchid",
      "name": "Medium Orchid",
      "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": []
      },
      "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/medium-orchid/"
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#6ED355",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#6ED355",
      "rgb": [
        110,
        211,
        85
      ],
      "hsl": [
        108,
        59,
        58
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        48,
        0,
        60,
        17
      ],
      "family": "green",
      "temperature": "cool",
      "tone": [
        "earth-tone"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.5056,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 11.11,
        "white": 1.89
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A",
          "#36454F"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A"
        ]
      },
      "url": null
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#7B55D3",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#7B55D3",
      "rgb": [
        123,
        85,
        211
      ],
      "hsl": [
        258,
        59,
        58
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        42,
        60,
        0,
        17
      ],
      "family": "purple",
      "temperature": "cool",
      "tone": [
        "balanced"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.1541,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 4.08,
        "white": 5.14
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#FFFFFF",
          "#F5F5F5"
        ],
        "AAA": []
      },
      "url": null
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#D355AD",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#D355AD",
      "rgb": [
        211,
        85,
        173
      ],
      "hsl": [
        318,
        59,
        58
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        0,
        60,
        18,
        17
      ],
      "family": "pink",
      "temperature": "warm",
      "tone": [
        "balanced"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.2336,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 5.67,
        "white": 3.7
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A"
        ],
        "AAA": []
      },
      "url": null
    },
    {
      "role": "accent",
      "hex": "#000000",
      "slug": "black",
      "name": "Black",
      "rgb": [
        0,
        0,
        0
      ],
      "hsl": [
        0,
        0,
        0
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        0,
        0,
        0,
        100
      ],
      "family": "gray",
      "temperature": "neutral",
      "tone": [
        "dark",
        "neutral"
      ],
      "luminance": 0,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 1,
        "white": 21
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#FFFFFF",
          "#F5F5F5"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#FFFFFF",
          "#F5F5F5"
        ]
      },
      "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/black/"
    }
  ],
  "roles": [
    {
      "role": "primary",
      "hex": "#BA55D3",
      "name": "Medium Orchid"
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#6ED355",
      "name": "#6ED355"
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#7B55D3",
      "name": "#7B55D3"
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#D355AD",
      "name": "#D355AD"
    },
    {
      "role": "accent",
      "hex": "#000000",
      "name": "Black"
    }
  ],
  "accessibility": [
    {
      "role": "primary",
      "hex": "#BA55D3",
      "name": "Medium Orchid",
      "blackContrast": 5.33,
      "whiteContrast": 3.94,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": []
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#6ED355",
      "name": "#6ED355",
      "blackContrast": 11.11,
      "whiteContrast": 1.89,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A"
      ]
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#7B55D3",
      "name": "#7B55D3",
      "blackContrast": 4.08,
      "whiteContrast": 5.14,
      "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": []
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#D355AD",
      "name": "#D355AD",
      "blackContrast": 5.67,
      "whiteContrast": 3.7,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": []
    },
    {
      "role": "accent",
      "hex": "#000000",
      "name": "Black",
      "blackContrast": 1,
      "whiteContrast": 21,
      "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "cssVariables": "--palette-medium-orchid-primary: #BA55D3;\n--palette-medium-orchid-secondary: #6ED355;\n--palette-medium-orchid-surface: #7B55D3;\n--palette-medium-orchid-background: #D355AD;\n--palette-medium-orchid-accent: #000000;",
  "relatedEndpoints": [
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes/medium-orchid.json",
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes.json",
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/medium-orchid.json"
  ],
  "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/palettes/medium-orchid/",
  "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes/medium-orchid.json"
}
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