#a28ea4

Color #a28ea4

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light magenta.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 15.02 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 7.2

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Conversions

HEX

#a28ea4

RGB

rgb(162, 142, 164)

HSL

hsl(294.5, 10.8%, 60%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(294.5, 13.4%, 64.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.2%, 13.4%, 0%, 35.7%)

LAB

lab(61.4, 11.55, -8.83)

LCH

lch(61.4, 14.54, 322.6)

OKLCH

oklch(67.2%, 0.0394, 323.16)

HWB

hwb(294.5, 55.7%, 35.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#90a48e

Analogous

#978ea4

#a28ea4

#a48e9b

Triadic

#a28ea4

#a4a28e

#8ea4a2

Split-complementary

#a28ea4

#9ba48e

#8ea497

Tetradic

#a28ea4

#a48e90

#90a48e

#8ea4a2

Square

#a28ea4

#a4978e

#90a48e

#8e9ba4

Shades

Color #a28ea4 mixed toward black.

#8b728d

#6f5b71

#534455

#372d39

#1c171c

Tints

Color #a28ea4 mixed toward white.

#b1a1b3

#c1b4c2

#d0c6d2

#e0d9e1

#efecf0

Tones

Color #a28ea4 mixed toward gray.

#a090a2

#9f92a0

#9d939f

#9c959d

#9a979b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.03:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.94:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.94:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9a9a9f · ΔE 11.7

Deuteranopia

#9b9c9e · ΔE 13.4

Tritanopia

#a19b9a · ΔE 12.3

Achromatopsia

#949494 · ΔE 13.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a28ea4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a28ea4]

Related colors

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Violet #ee82ee

Frequently asked questions

#a28ea4 (#a28ea4) is rgb(162, 142, 164) in RGB.

No, #a28ea4 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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