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#A28AD6 Color

#A28AD6 is rgb(162, 138, 214) in RGB, hsl(259, 48%, 69%) in HSL, and about cmyk(24%, 36%, 0%, 16%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Middle Blue Purple (#8B72BE), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.17. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A28AD6
HEX#A28AD6
RGBrgb(162, 138, 214)
HSLhsl(259, 48%, 69%)
HSVhsv(259, 36%, 84%)
CMYKcmyk(24%, 36%, 0%, 16%)
OKLCHoklch(68.4% 0.112 297.9)
LABlab(61.94% 21.26 -35.97)
LCHlch(61.94% 41.79 300.59)

What #A28AD6 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #A28AD6, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 9.17Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 10.08Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 10.51Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 10.64Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 11.75African Violet#B284BEΔE 13.4

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every purple in the library.

#A28AD6 Channel Values

How #A28AD6 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 162 · G 138 · B 2148-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 259° · S 48% · L 69%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 259° · S 36% · V 84%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 24% · M 36% · Y 0% · K 16%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.94:1 vs white · 7.14:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A28AD6 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.94:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A28AD6 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A28AD6

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A28AD6; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A28AD6
Complementary
#BED68A
Analogous
#8A98D6
Analogous
#C88AD6
Triadic
#D6A28A
Triadic
#8AD6A2
Split comp.
#D6C88A
Split comp.
#98D68A

Tints & Shades of #A28AD6

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#AE99DB
#BAA8E1
#C6B7E6
#D5CAEC
#E1D9F2
#EDE8F7

Shades

#8768CA
#6942BD
#56369B
#432A79
#301E57
#1B1131

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A28AD6.

How #A28AD6 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#A28AD6
Protanopia#8E8ED6
Protanomaly#978DD6
Deuteranopia#9292D6
Deuteranomaly#998FD6
Tritanopia#979696
Tritanomaly#9B92B3
Achromatopsia#969696

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A28AD6 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-a28ad6: #A28AD6;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A28AD6;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a28ad6': '#A28AD6' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.635, green: 0.541, blue: 0.839)
Android XML<color name="color_a28ad6">#A28AD6</color>
SVG fillfill="#A28AD6"

More Purple Colors

#A28AD6 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#A28AD6 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A28AD6?

#A28AD6 is a light purple — rgb(162, 138, 214) in RGB and hsl(259, 48%, 69%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Middle Blue Purple (#8B72BE), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.17.

What is the RGB value of #A28AD6?

#A28AD6 is rgb(162, 138, 214) — red 162, green 138, and blue 214 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A28AD6?

#A28AD6 converts to approximately cmyk(24%, 36%, 0%, 16%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A28AD6 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A28AD6 scores 2.94:1 against white and 7.14:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A28AD6 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A28AD6 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is mediumpurple (#9370DB) at a CIE76 distance of 19.49, which is visibly different.

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