#a28aa2

Color #a28aa2

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium magenta.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 16.38 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 8.8

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Conversions

HEX

#a28aa2

RGB

rgb(162, 138, 162)

HSL

hsl(300, 11.4%, 58.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(300, 14.8%, 63.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 14.8%, 0%, 36.5%)

LAB

lab(60.31, 13.43, -9.32)

LCH

lch(60.31, 16.35, 325.24)

OKLCH

oklch(66.3%, 0.0446, 326.06)

HWB

hwb(300, 54.1%, 36.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8aa28a

Analogous

#968aa2

#a28aa2

#a28a96

Triadic

#a28aa2

#a2a28a

#8aa2a2

Split-complementary

#a28aa2

#96a28a

#8aa296

Tetradic

#a28aa2

#a28a8a

#8aa28a

#8aa2a2

Square

#a28aa2

#a2968a

#8aa28a

#8a96a2

Shades

Color #a28aa2 mixed toward black.

#8b6f8b

#6f596f

#544254

#382c38

#1c161c

Tints

Color #a28aa2 mixed toward white.

#b19db1

#c1b1c1

#d0c4d0

#e0d8e0

#efebef

Tones

Color #a28aa2 mixed toward gray.

#a08ca0

#9e8e9e

#9c909c

#9a929a

#989498

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.14:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.69:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.69:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#98989d · ΔE 13.1

Deuteranopia

#9a9b9b · ΔE 15.4

Tritanopia

#a19897 · ΔE 12.7

Achromatopsia

#919191 · ΔE 14.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a28aa2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a28aa2]

Related colors

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Violet #ee82ee

Frequently asked questions

#a28aa2 (#a28aa2) is rgb(162, 138, 162) in RGB.

No, #a28aa2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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