Medium Orchid Screen
A full-screen solid medium orchid color (#BA55D3). Fill your whole display, or download the medium orchid screen as an image in 480p, 720p, 1080p, 1440p, 4K or any size you type in.
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What is a medium orchid screen?
A medium orchid screen is simply a web page filled edge to edge with one solid color — Medium Orchid, hex #BA55D3, or rgb(186, 85, 211). It is a mid-toned, cool color: in HSL it sits at 288° hue, 59% saturation and 58% lightness, and its relative luminance is 21.6%. medium-orchid is one of the standard CSS color names, so it renders identically in every browser.
Medium Orchid screen at a glance
How a full-screen medium orchid (#BA55D3) behaves as a light, a test pattern and a background — measured from the color itself.
| Brightness | 22% of a white screen | A dim glow — easy on the eyes in a dark room. |
|---|---|---|
| Blue light | high (53% of its light) | More blue than a white screen — better for daytime than late at night. |
| Night use | Better for daytime | For a night light, turn the brightness down or choose a warmer screen such as red or orange. |
| Text on it | Black text · 5.3:1 | Readable for normal text (WCAG AA). |
| Display test | Mixed sub-pixel levels | Good for spotting uneven backlight, banding and tint across the panel. |
What people use a medium orchid screen for
Purple and violet screens are a mainstay of RGB desk setups, gaming rooms and stream overlays, where a purple wash sets the mood without being as harsh as pure red or blue. Purple lights the red and blue sub-pixels together, so it also helps reveal a failing green sub-pixel.
As a test pattern, a flat medium orchid field makes a dead or stuck pixel jump out, and it exercises the red and blue sub-pixels.
#BA55D3) — this is also the preview image shown when you share the page.How to use the medium orchid screen
The color is already set to Medium Orchid (#BA55D3). Tap Open full screen, or the preview, to fill your whole display with medium orchid; press Esc or tap again to exit. To keep a copy, pick a size — 1920 × 1080 for a desktop wallpaper, 1080 × 1920 for a phone or 3840 × 2160 for a 4K TV — and tap Download PNG or JPG. The file is created in your browser and saved as medium-orchid-screen-1920x1080.png, with no watermark. A flat medium orchid image compresses to a few kilobytes even at 4K.
Every resolution, aspect ratio and device tip (phones, TVs, projectors, second monitors) is in the full color screen guide.
Medium Orchid screen color codes
The full-screen color and every download use exactly these values. Tap any row to copy it.
Contrast against white text 3.94:1 · against black text 5.33:1. See the full Medium Orchid color page for harmonies, shades and tints, or open it in the color picker.
Colors that go with a medium orchid screen
Using two screens side by side, a split display or a medium orchid wallpaper with accents? These named colors sit in harmony with Medium Orchid on the color wheel:
Build a full scheme from medium orchid in the color matcher or the palette generator, or blend it into another color with the gradient creator for a gradient wallpaper.
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The colors people reach for most often as a full-screen background or light:
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Medium Orchid screen — FAQ
What is the hex code for a medium orchid screen?
A medium orchid screen uses the color Medium Orchid, hex #BA55D3 — rgb(186, 85, 211). The full-screen view and every download use exactly that value, and medium-orchid also works as a CSS color name.
How do I make my whole screen medium orchid?
Open this page and tap Open full screen (or tap the preview). Your browser fills the entire display with medium orchid and hides its own toolbars; press Esc or tap the screen to come back. To keep it, download it in 1080p, 4K or any size as a free PNG or JPG — no sign-up or watermark.
How bright is a medium orchid screen?
A medium orchid screen gives off about 22% of the light of a white screen at the same brightness setting, a comfortable level for ambient light. About 53% of its light is blue (a white screen is 33%), which counts as high blue light.
What color text is easiest to read on a medium orchid screen?
Black text, with a contrast ratio of 5.3:1, which passes the WCAG guideline for normal text. Check any other pairing in the contrast checker.