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Recognised as Colour

#A28EBA

  • #A28EBA
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#A28EBA is a violet with RGB values 162, 142, 186 and HSL 267°, 24%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#A28EBA#A28EBA
HEX#A28EBA
RGBrgb(162, 142, 186)
RGB (0–1)0.6353, 0.5569, 0.7294
RGB percentages63.5%, 55.7%, 72.9%
HSLhsl(267.3, 24.2%, 64.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(267.3, 23.7%, 72.9%)
CMYK12.9%, 23.7%, 0%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,653,370
CSS custom property--colour: #A28EBA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30573WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness153.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.11:1
Contrast with white2.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.11:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#959595
Inverted#5D7145

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8696BCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#8A96B9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.5 from the original
Tritanopia#9F949Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.95:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.11:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 20Thistle · ΔE 21.2Light slate grey · ΔE 21.4Slate grey · ΔE 22.6Light steelblue · ΔE 24.4Steel blue · ΔE 25.4
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 19.96, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A6BA8E
Analogous#8E90BA, #B88EBA
Triadic#BAA28E, #8EBAA2
Split complementary#BAB88E, #90BA8E
Tetradic#BA8E90, #A6BA8E, #8EBAB8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F0EDF4
Lighter +20%#D6CDE1
Lighter +10%#BCAECD
Darker −10%#886EA7
Darker −20%#6F568C
Darker −30%#56426D
Darker −40%#3D2F4D
More saturated +25%#A077D1
Less saturated −25%#A4A4A4

Channel breakdown

R162
G142
B186
Red162 (63.5%)
Green142 (55.7%)
Blue186 (72.9%)
Hue267.27°
Saturation (HSL)24.18%
Lightness64.31%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A2 · G 8E · B BA

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