#a28ab0

Color #a28ab0

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 19.92 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 11.5

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Conversions

HEX

#a28ab0

RGB

rgb(162, 138, 176)

HSL

hsl(277.9, 19.4%, 61.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(277.9, 21.6%, 69%)

CMYK

cmyk(8%, 21.6%, 0%, 31%)

LAB

lab(60.78, 16.27, -16.59)

LCH

lch(60.78, 23.24, 314.44)

OKLCH

oklch(66.8%, 0.0613, 312.95)

HWB

hwb(277.9, 54.1%, 31%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#98b08a

Analogous

#8f8ab0

#a28ab0

#b08aab

Triadic

#a28ab0

#b0a28a

#8ab0a2

Split-complementary

#a28ab0

#abb08a

#8ab08f

Tetradic

#a28ab0

#b08a98

#98b08a

#8ab0a2

Square

#a28ab0

#b08f8a

#98b08a

#8aabb0

Shades

Color #a28ab0 mixed toward black.

#896b9b

#6e547d

#533f5e

#372a3f

#1c151f

Tints

Color #a28ab0 mixed toward white.

#b29ebd

#c1b1ca

#d1c5d8

#e0d8e5

#f0ecf2

Tones

Color #a28ab0 mixed toward gray.

#a18dad

#a090aa

#a094a7

#9f97a3

#9e9aa0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.09:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.8:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.8:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9898a8 · ΔE 11.7

Deuteranopia

#9a9ba6 · ΔE 13.8

Tritanopia

#a1a19f · ΔE 19.8

Achromatopsia

#939393 · ΔE 17.6

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #a28ab0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a28ab0]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Violet #9400d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#a28ab0 (#a28ab0) is rgb(162, 138, 176) in RGB.

No, #a28ab0 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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