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Recognised as Colour

#A28EA1

  • #A28EA1
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#A28EA1 is a magenta with RGB values 162, 142, 161 and HSL 303°, 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

#A28EA1#A28EA1
HEX#A28EA1
RGBrgb(162, 142, 161)
RGB (0–1)0.6353, 0.5569, 0.6314
RGB percentages63.5%, 55.7%, 63.1%
HSLhsl(303, 9.7%, 59.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(303, 12.3%, 63.5%)
CMYK0%, 12.3%, 0.6%, 36.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,653,345
CSS custom property--colour: #A28EA1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29601WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness150.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.92:1
Contrast with white3.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.92:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#949494
Inverted#5D715E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8D92A2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#9195A0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.2 from the original
Tritanopia#A48F94no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.03:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.92:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 14.8Gray · ΔE 15.3Rosy brown · ΔE 15.3Dark grey · ΔE 15.4Slate grey · ΔE 16Thistle · ΔE 19
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 14.78, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8EA28F
Analogous#998EA2, #A28E97
Triadic#A1A28E, #8EA1A2
Split complementary#97A28E, #8EA299
Tetradic#A2998E, #8EA28F, #8E97A2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FEFEFE
Lighter +30%#E7E2E7
Lighter +20%#D0C6D0
Lighter +10%#B9AAB8
Darker −10%#8B728A
Darker −20%#6F5B6E
Darker −30%#534452
Darker −40%#372D36
More saturated +25%#BC74B8
Less saturated −25%#989898

Channel breakdown

R162
G142
B161
Red162 (63.5%)
Green142 (55.7%)
Blue161 (63.1%)
Hue303°
Saturation (HSL)9.71%
Lightness59.61%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A2 · G 8E · B A1

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