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Recognised as Colour

#A28EA0

  • #A28EA0
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#A28EA0 is a magenta with RGB values 162, 142, 160 and HSL 306°, 10%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#A28EA0#A28EA0
HEX#A28EA0
RGBrgb(162, 142, 160)
RGB (0–1)0.6353, 0.5569, 0.6275
RGB percentages63.5%, 55.7%, 62.7%
HSLhsl(306, 9.7%, 59.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(306, 12.3%, 63.5%)
CMYK0%, 12.3%, 1.2%, 36.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,653,344
CSS custom property--colour: #A28EA0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29565WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness150.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.91:1
Contrast with white3.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.91:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#949494
Inverted#5D715F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8D92A1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#92959Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.9 from the original
Tritanopia#A48F94no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.04:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.91:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 14.7Gray · ΔE 14.9Rosy brown · ΔE 14.9Dark grey · ΔE 15Slate grey · ΔE 15.9Thistle · ΔE 19.1
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 14.74, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8EA290
Analogous#9A8EA2, #A28E96
Triadic#A0A28E, #8EA0A2
Split complementary#96A28E, #8EA29A
Tetradic#A29A8E, #8EA290, #8E96A2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FEFEFE
Lighter +30%#E7E2E7
Lighter +20%#D0C6CF
Lighter +10%#B9AAB8
Darker −10%#8B7288
Darker −20%#6F5B6D
Darker −30%#534451
Darker −40%#372D36
More saturated +25%#BC74B5
Less saturated −25%#989898

Channel breakdown

R162
G142
B160
Red162 (63.5%)
Green142 (55.7%)
Blue160 (62.7%)
Hue306°
Saturation (HSL)9.71%
Lightness59.61%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A2 · G 8E · B A0

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