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#A28EB6

#a28eb6 ≈ Pastel Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#a28eb6 is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 63.53% red, 55.69% green and 71.37% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 10.99% cyan, 21.98% magenta, 0% yellow and 28.63% black. Its hue angle is 270°, with 21.51% saturation and 63.53% 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 7.08:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#b39eb5), ΔE 7.25.

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Relative luminance0.304

Complementary

  1. #a28eb6
  2. #a2b68e

Split complementary

  1. #a28eb6
  2. #b6b68e
  3. #8eb68e

Analogous

  1. #8e8eb6
  2. #a28eb6
  3. #b68eb6

Triadic

  1. #a28eb6
  2. #b6a28e
  3. #8eb6a2

Tetradic

  1. #a28eb6
  2. #b68ea2
  3. #a2b68e
  4. #8eb6a2

Square

  1. #a28eb6
  2. #b68e8e
  3. #a2b68e
  4. #8eb6b6

Monochromatic

  1. #564368
  2. #7c6196
  3. #a28eb6
  4. #c8bcd4
  5. #efebf2

Shades

#a28eb6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a28eb6
  2. #9280a4
  3. #827292
  4. #71637f
  5. #61556d
  6. #51475b
  7. #413949
  8. #312b37
  9. #201c24
  10. #100e12
  11. #000000

Tints

#a28eb6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a28eb6
  2. #ab99bd
  3. #b5a5c5
  4. #beb0cc
  5. #c7bbd3
  6. #d1c7db
  7. #dad2e2
  8. #e3dde9
  9. #ece8f0
  10. #f6f4f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a28eb6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a28eb6
  2. #9f8db1
  3. #9b8bab
  4. #988aa6
  5. #9488a0
  6. #91879b
  7. #8e8696
  8. #8a8490
  9. #87838b
  10. #838185
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.97:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.08:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #969696 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9b93a4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8795b8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8b96b5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a0939c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9392b7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9593b5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a191a7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a28eb6 {
  color: #a28eb6;
}
Background
.bg-a28eb6 {
  background-color: #a28eb6;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a28eb6 {
  border: 2px solid #a28eb6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a28eb6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 162 142 182;
  --color-primary-hsl: 270 22% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a28eb6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a28eb6, #b68eb6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a28eb6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(162 142 182 / 0.35);
}

#b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 7.25 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 8.02 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 8.26 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 8.85 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 9.43 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 10.29 #997a8d Mountbatten Pink ΔE 10.37 #5d7149 Inverted #969696 Grayscale 

Pastel Purple
#a28eb6  rgb(162, 142, 182)  hsl(270, 22%, 64%)  Pastel Purple
#a2b68e  rgb(162, 182, 142)  hsl(90, 22%, 64%)  Dark Sea Green
#b6a28e  rgb(182, 162, 142)  hsl(30, 22%, 64%)  Tan
#8eb6a2  rgb(142, 182, 162)  hsl(150, 22%, 64%)  Dark Sea Green