What color is #A28EB7?

#A28EB7 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Wizard’s Brew. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A28EB7?

The RGB value is 162, 142, 183: 162 red, 142 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A28EB7?

The complementary color is #A3B78E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A28EB7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.09:1 and white text 2.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A28EB7 color

#A28EB7 rgb(162, 142, 183)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A28EB7 is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.5% red, 55.7% green and 71.8% blue (162, 142, 183).

Its hue angle is 269°, with 22% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Wizard’s Brew (#A090B8), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.09:1).

#A28EB7 color codes

HEX	`#A28EB7`
RGB	`rgb(162, 142, 183)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.5%, 55.7%, 71.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(269, 22%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(269, 22%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 22%, 0%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.04, 15.47, -18.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.04, 24.22, 309.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.119, 30.446, 48.923)`
Decimal	`10653367`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A28EB7, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #A28EB7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A28EB7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #A28EB7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a28eb7; }
.text { color: #a28eb7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a28eb7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(162 142 183 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a28eb7, #b68eb7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #A28EB7?: #A28EB7 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Wizard’s Brew. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A28EB7?: The RGB value is 162, 142, 183: 162 red, 142 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A28EB7?: The complementary color is #A3B78E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A28EB7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.09:1 and white text 2.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.