#a28cb2

Color #a28cb2

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 19.47 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 11.1

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Conversions

HEX

#a28cb2

RGB

rgb(162, 140, 178)

HSL

hsl(274.7, 19.8%, 62.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(274.7, 21.3%, 69.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(9%, 21.3%, 0%, 30.2%)

LAB

lab(61.35, 15.55, -16.85)

LCH

lch(61.35, 22.93, 312.7)

OKLCH

oklch(67.3%, 0.0603, 310.77)

HWB

hwb(274.7, 54.9%, 30.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9cb28c

Analogous

#8f8cb2

#a28cb2

#b28caf

Triadic

#a28cb2

#b2a28c

#8cb2a2

Split-complementary

#a28cb2

#afb28c

#8cb28f

Tetradic

#a28cb2

#b28c9c

#9cb28c

#8cb2a2

Square

#a28cb2

#b28f8c

#9cb28c

#8cafb2

Shades

Color #a28cb2 mixed toward black.

#886c9d

#6d557f

#52405f

#372b40

#1b1520

Tints

Color #a28cb2 mixed toward white.

#b29fbf

#c1b2cc

#d1c6d9

#e0d9e5

#f0ecf2

Tones

Color #a28cb2 mixed toward gray.

#a28faf

#a192ac

#a196a9

#a099a5

#a09ca2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.03:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.93:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.93:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9999aa · ΔE 11

Deuteranopia

#9a9ca8 · ΔE 13.4

Tritanopia

#a1a3a1 · ΔE 19.3

Achromatopsia

#949494 · ΔE 17.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a28cb2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a28cb2]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#a28cb2 (#a28cb2) is rgb(162, 140, 178) in RGB.

No, #a28cb2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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