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#A28CAA

#a28caa ≈ Rose Quartz

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#a28caa is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 63.53% red, 54.9% green and 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 4.71% cyan, 17.65% magenta, 0% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 284°, with 15% saturation and 60.78% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with creativity, boldness and individuality. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.87:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Rose Quartz (#aa98a9), ΔE 5.74.

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Relative luminance0.2934

Complementary

  1. #a28caa
  2. #94aa8c

Split complementary

  1. #a28caa
  2. #a3aa8c
  3. #8caa93

Analogous

  1. #938caa
  2. #a28caa
  3. #aa8ca3

Triadic

  1. #a28caa
  2. #aaa28c
  3. #8caaa2

Tetradic

  1. #a28caa
  2. #aa8c94
  3. #94aa8c
  4. #8caaa2

Square

  1. #a28caa
  2. #aa938c
  3. #94aa8c
  4. #8ca3aa

Monochromatic

  1. #54435a
  2. #7d6386
  3. #a28caa
  4. #c6b8cb
  5. #e9e4eb

Shades

#a28caa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a28caa
  2. #927e99
  3. #827088
  4. #716277
  5. #615466
  6. #514655
  7. #413844
  8. #312a33
  9. #201c22
  10. #100e11
  11. #000000

Tints

#a28caa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a28caa
  2. #ab98b3
  3. #b5a3bb
  4. #beafc4
  5. #c7bacc
  6. #d1c6d5
  7. #dad1dd
  8. #e3dde6
  9. #ece8ee
  10. #f6f4f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a28caa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a28caa
  2. #9f8ba6
  3. #9b8aa2
  4. #98889d
  5. #948799
  6. #918695
  7. #8e8591
  8. #8a848d
  9. #878288
  10. #838184
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.06:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.87:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #939393 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #99909d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8992ab ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8d94a9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a28f96 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9390ab ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9691a9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a28e9e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a28caa {
  color: #a28caa;
}
Background
.bg-a28caa {
  background-color: #a28caa;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a28caa {
  border: 2px solid #a28caa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a28caa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 162 140 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 15% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a28caa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a28caa, #aa8ca3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a28caa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(162 140 170 / 0.35);
}

#aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 5.74 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 5.94 #997a8d Mountbatten Pink ΔE 7.65 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 9.14 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 10.08 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 10.91 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 11.40 #5d7355 Inverted #939393 Grayscale 

Rose Quartz
#a28caa  rgb(162, 140, 170)  hsl(284, 15%, 61%)  Rose Quartz
#94aa8c  rgb(148, 170, 140)  hsl(104, 15%, 61%)  Dark Sea Green
#aaa28c  rgb(170, 162, 140)  hsl(44, 15%, 61%)  Ecru
#8caaa2  rgb(140, 170, 162)  hsl(164, 15%, 61%)  Opal