What color is #A28EBA?

#A28EBA 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 #A28EBA?

The RGB value is 162, 142, 186: 162 red, 142 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A28EBA?

The complementary color is #A6BA8E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A28EBA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.11:1 and white text 2.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A28EBA color

#A28EBA rgb(162, 142, 186)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A28EBA is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.5% red, 55.7% green and 72.9% blue (162, 142, 186).

Its hue angle is 267°, with 24% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Wizard’s Brew (#A090B8), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.11:1).

#A28EBA color codes

HEX	`#A28EBA`
RGB	`rgb(162, 142, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.5%, 55.7%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(267, 24%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(267, 24%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 24%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.15, 16.12, -20.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.15, 25.82, 308.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.435, 30.573, 50.585)`
Decimal	`10653370`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A28EBA, 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 #A28EBA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A28EBA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.11:1	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 #A28EBA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a28eba; }
.text { color: #a28eba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a28eba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(162 142 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a28eba, #b88eba); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #A28EBA?: #A28EBA 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 #A28EBA?: The RGB value is 162, 142, 186: 162 red, 142 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A28EBA?: The complementary color is #A6BA8E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A28EBA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.11:1 and white text 2.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.