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#A28AC5

#a28ac5 ≈ Purple Mountain Majesty

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#a28ac5 is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 63.53% red, 54.12% green and 77.25% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 17.77% cyan, 29.95% magenta, 0% yellow and 22.75% black. Its hue angle is 264.41°, with 33.71% saturation and 65.69% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with imagination, spirituality and luxury. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.98:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Purple Mountain Majesty (#9678b6), ΔE 5.78.

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Relative luminance0.2989

Complementary

  1. #a28ac5
  2. #adc58a

Split complementary

  1. #a28ac5
  2. #c5c08a
  3. #90c58a

Analogous

  1. #8a90c5
  2. #a28ac5
  3. #c08ac5

Triadic

  1. #a28ac5
  2. #c5a28a
  3. #8ac5a2

Tetradic

  1. #a28ac5
  2. #c58aad
  3. #adc58a
  4. #8ac5a2

Square

  1. #a28ac5
  2. #c58a90
  3. #adc58a
  4. #8ac5c0

Monochromatic

  1. #553c7a
  2. #7957ac
  3. #a28ac5
  4. #cbbdde
  5. #f3f0f8

Shades

#a28ac5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a28ac5
  2. #927cb1
  3. #826e9e
  4. #71618a
  5. #615376
  6. #514563
  7. #41374f
  8. #31293b
  9. #201c27
  10. #100e14
  11. #000000

Tints

#a28ac5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a28ac5
  2. #ab96cb
  3. #b5a1d1
  4. #beadd6
  5. #c7b9dc
  6. #d1c5e2
  7. #dad0e8
  8. #e3dcee
  9. #ece8f3
  10. #f6f3f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a28ac5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a28ac5
  2. #9f89be
  3. #9b88b7
  4. #9887b0
  5. #9486a9
  6. #9185a3
  7. #8e849c
  8. #8a8395
  9. #87828e
  10. #838187
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.01:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.98:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #959595 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9a90aa ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7e94c7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8295c3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9c939f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8e90c6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9090c4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9f8fb0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a28ac5 {
  color: #a28ac5;
}
Background
.bg-a28ac5 {
  background-color: #a28ac5;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a28ac5 {
  border: 2px solid #a28ac5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a28ac5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 162 138 197;
  --color-primary-hsl: 264 34% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a28ac5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a28ac5, #c08ac5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a28ac5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(162 138 197 / 0.35);
}

#9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 5.78 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 7.37 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 8.84 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 10.72 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 10.95 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 11.21 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 11.50 #5d753a Inverted #959595 Grayscale 

Purple Mountain Majesty
#a28ac5  rgb(162, 138, 197)  hsl(264, 34%, 66%)  Purple Mountain Majesty
#adc58a  rgb(173, 197, 138)  hsl(84, 34%, 66%)  Olivine
#c5a28a  rgb(197, 162, 138)  hsl(24, 34%, 66%)  Tumbleweed
#8ac5a2  rgb(138, 197, 162)  hsl(144, 34%, 66%)  Dark Sea Green