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Recognised as Colour

#A28BA2

  • #A28BA2
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#A28BA2 is a magenta with RGB values 162, 139, 162 and HSL 300°, 11%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#A28BA2#A28BA2
HEX#A28BA2
RGBrgb(162, 139, 162)
RGB (0–1)0.6353, 0.5451, 0.6353
RGB percentages63.5%, 54.5%, 63.5%
HSLhsl(300, 11%, 59%)
HSV / HSBhsv(300, 14.2%, 63.5%)
CMYK0%, 14.2%, 0%, 36.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,652,578
CSS custom property--colour: #A28BA2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28755WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness148.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.75:1
Contrast with white3.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.75:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#929292
Inverted#5D745D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8A90A3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#8E93A1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.8 from the original
Tritanopia#A48D93no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.5 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 text6.75:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 16Rosy brown · ΔE 16.4Slate grey · ΔE 17Gray · ΔE 17.1Dark grey · ΔE 17.9Thistle · ΔE 19.5
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 15.96, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8BA28B
Analogous#968BA2, #A28B96
Triadic#A2A28B, #8BA2A2
Split complementary#96A28B, #8BA296
Tetradic#A2968B, #8BA28B, #8B96A2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FDFCFD
Lighter +30%#E6E0E6
Lighter +20%#CFC4CF
Lighter +10%#B9A7B9
Darker −10%#8B6F8B
Darker −20%#6E596E
Darker −30%#524252
Darker −40%#362B36
More saturated +25%#BC71BC
Less saturated −25%#969696

Channel breakdown

R162
G139
B162
Red162 (63.5%)
Green139 (54.5%)
Blue162 (63.5%)
Hue300°
Saturation (HSL)11%
Lightness59.02%
Dominant channelRed and Blue
Hex per channelR A2 · G 8B · B A2

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