Colour

#A28AA9

#A28AA9
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Light slate grey

#A28AA9 is a violet with RGB values 162, 138, 169 and HSL 286°, 15%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#A28AA9#A28AA9

HEX#A28AA9

RGBrgb(162, 138, 169)

RGB (0–1)0.6353, 0.5412, 0.6627

RGB percentages63.5%, 54.1%, 66.3%

HSLhsl(286.5, 15.3%, 60.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(286.5, 18.3%, 66.3%)

CMYK4.1%, 18.3%, 0%, 33.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,652,329

CSS custom property--colour: #A28AA9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28723WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness149.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.74:1

Contrast with white3.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.74:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#919191

Inverted#5D7556

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8790AAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#8C93A8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.9 from the original

Tritanopia#A28D94no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.11:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.74:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 17.8 Slate grey · ΔE 18.8 Rosy brown · ΔE 19.9 Thistle · ΔE 20 Gray · ΔE 20.9 Dark grey · ΔE 21.5

Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 17.78, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#91A98A

Analogous#938AA9, #A98AA0

Triadic#A9A28A, #8AA9A2

Split complementary#A1A98A, #8AA993

Tetradic#A9938A, #91A98A, #8AA0A9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#E8E2EA

Lighter +20%#D1C5D4

Lighter +10%#B9A7BF

Darker −10%#8B6D93

Darker −20%#6F5776

Darker −30%#534159

Darker −40%#382C3B

More saturated +25%#B071C2

Less saturated −25%#9A9A9A

Channel breakdown

R162

G138

B169

Red162 (63.5%)

Green138 (54.1%)

Blue169 (66.3%)

Hue286.45°

Saturation (HSL)15.27%

Lightness60.2%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR A2 · G 8A · B A9

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