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#A28DBF Color

#A28DBF is rgb(162, 141, 191) in RGB, hsl(265, 28%, 65%) in HSL, and about cmyk(15%, 26%, 0%, 25%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Pastel Purple (#B19CD9), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.06. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A28DBF
HEX#A28DBF
RGBrgb(162, 141, 191)
HSLhsl(265, 28%, 65%)
HSVhsv(265, 26%, 75%)
CMYKcmyk(15%, 26%, 0%, 25%)
OKLCHoklch(68% 0.076 303.6)
LABlab(61.91% 15.58 -23.18)
LCHlch(61.91% 27.93 303.91)

What #A28DBF 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 #A28DBF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 8.06Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 8.37Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 8.77Glossy Grape#AB92B3ΔE 9.75Blue Bell#A2A2D0ΔE 10.13African Violet#B284BEΔE 10.25

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

#A28DBF Channel Values

How #A28DBF 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 141 · B 1918-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 265° · S 28% · L 65%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 265° · S 26% · V 75%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 15% · M 26% · Y 0% · K 25%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.96:1 vs white · 7.1:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A28DBF 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 text2.96:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.1:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A28DBF in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A28DBF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A28DBF; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A28DBF
Complementary
#AABF8D
Analogous
#8D91BF
Analogous
#BB8DBF
Triadic
#BFA28D
Triadic
#8DBFA2
Split comp.
#BFBB8D
Split comp.
#91BF8D

Tints & Shades of #A28DBF

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

#AF9DC8
#BAAACF
#C7BAD8
#D4CBE2
#E2DBEB
#ECE8F2

Shades

#8A6FAE
#75589D
#5F487F
#493762
#332745
#20182A

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A28DBF.

How #A28DBF 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#A28DBF
Protanopia#9191BF
Protanomaly#988FBF
Deuteranopia#9494BF
Deuteranomaly#9A91BF
Tritanopia#9B9595
Tritanomaly#9E92A7
Achromatopsia#969696

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A28DBF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a28dbf: #A28DBF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A28DBF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a28dbf': '#A28DBF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.635, green: 0.553, blue: 0.749)
Android XML<color name="color_a28dbf">#A28DBF</color>
SVG fillfill="#A28DBF"

More Purple Colors

#A28DBF sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#A28DBF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A28DBF?

#A28DBF is a light purple — rgb(162, 141, 191) in RGB and hsl(265, 28%, 65%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Pastel Purple (#B19CD9), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.06.

What is the RGB value of #A28DBF?

#A28DBF is rgb(162, 141, 191) — red 162, green 141, and blue 191 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A28DBF?

#A28DBF converts to approximately cmyk(15%, 26%, 0%, 25%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A28DBF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A28DBF scores 2.96:1 against white and 7.1:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A28DBF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A28DBF 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 plum (#DDA0DD) at a CIE76 distance of 18.96, which is visibly different.

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