What color is #A28FBF?

#A28FBF is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Enchanted Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A28FBF?

The RGB value is 162, 143, 191: 162 red, 143 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A28FBF?

The complementary color is #ACBF8F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A28FBF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.22:1 and white text 2.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A28FBF color

#A28FBF rgb(162, 143, 191)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A28FBF is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.5% red, 56.1% green and 74.9% blue (162, 143, 191).

Its hue angle is 264°, with 27% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Enchanted Lilac (#A893C1), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.22:1).

#A28FBF color codes

HEX	`#A28FBF`
RGB	`rgb(162, 143, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.5%, 56.1%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(264, 27%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(264, 25%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 25%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.58, 16.66, -22.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.58, 27.85, 306.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.125, 31.088, 53.483)`
Decimal	`10653631`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A28FBF, 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 #A28FBF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A28FBF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.22:1	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 #A28FBF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a28fbf; }
.text { color: #a28fbf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a28fbf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(162 143 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a28fbf, #ba8fbf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #A28FBF?: #A28FBF is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Enchanted Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A28FBF?: The RGB value is 162, 143, 191: 162 red, 143 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A28FBF?: The complementary color is #ACBF8F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A28FBF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.22:1 and white text 2.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.