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Recognised as Colour

#A28AF2

  • #A28AF2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#A28AF2 is a blue with RGB values 162, 138, 242 and HSL 254°, 80%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#A28AF2#A28AF2
HEX#A28AF2
RGBrgb(162, 138, 242)
RGB (0–1)0.6353, 0.5412, 0.949
RGB percentages63.5%, 54.1%, 94.9%
HSLhsl(253.8, 80%, 74.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(253.8, 43%, 94.9%)
CMYK33.1%, 43%, 0%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,652,402
CSS custom property--colour: #A28AF2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32269WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness160.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.45:1
Contrast with white2.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.45:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#979797
Inverted#5D750D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#699BF6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#6C98EFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22 from the original
Tritanopia#8F9DB2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.82:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.45:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 10Slate blue · ΔE 20.6Medium slateblue · ΔE 21.9Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.5Royal blue · ΔE 23.2Dodgerblue · ΔE 26.4
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 9.99, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DAF28A
Analogous#8AA6F2, #D68AF2
Triadic#F2A28A, #8AF2A2
Split complementary#F2D68A, #A6F28A
Tetradic#F28AA6, #DAF28A, #8AF2D6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EBE6FC
Lighter +10%#C6B8F7
Darker −10%#7E5CED
Darker −20%#592EE8
Darker −30%#4117CC
Darker −40%#32129E
More saturated +25%#9B7DFF
Less saturated −25%#AB9AE2

Channel breakdown

R162
G138
B242
Red162 (63.5%)
Green138 (54.1%)
Blue242 (94.9%)
Hue253.85°
Saturation (HSL)80%
Lightness74.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A2 · G 8A · B F2

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