#a28ba7

Color #a28ba7

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 16.81 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 9.2

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Conversions

HEX

#a28ba7

RGB

rgb(162, 139, 167)

HSL

hsl(289.3, 13.7%, 60%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(289.3, 16.8%, 65.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(3%, 16.8%, 0%, 34.5%)

LAB

lab(60.73, 13.85, -11.55)

LCH

lch(60.73, 18.03, 320.17)

OKLCH

oklch(66.7%, 0.0484, 320.19)

HWB

hwb(289.3, 54.5%, 34.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#90a78b

Analogous

#948ba7

#a28ba7

#a78b9e

Triadic

#a28ba7

#a7a28b

#8ba7a2

Split-complementary

#a28ba7

#9ea78b

#8ba794

Tetradic

#a28ba7

#a78b90

#90a78b

#8ba7a2

Square

#a28ba7

#a7948b

#90a78b

#8b9ea7

Shades

Color #a28ba7 mixed toward black.

#8b6e91

#6f5874

#534257

#372c3a

#1c161d

Tints

Color #a28ba7 mixed toward white.

#b19eb6

#c1b2c4

#d0c5d3

#e0d8e2

#efecf0

Tones

Color #a28ba7 mixed toward gray.

#a08da5

#9f90a2

#9d92a0

#9c949e

#9a979b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.09:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.79:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.79:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9998a1 · ΔE 11.8

Deuteranopia

#9a9c9f · ΔE 15.4

Tritanopia

#a19c9b · ΔE 14.7

Achromatopsia

#929292 · ΔE 15.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a28ba7;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a28ba7]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Frequently asked questions

#a28ba7 (#a28ba7) is rgb(162, 139, 167) in RGB.

No, #a28ba7 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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