Information about #A28BBA color

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Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #A28BBA belongs to the Violet Color Family, featuring Mild Saturation and Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(162, 139, 186) — 63.5% red, 54.5% green, 72.9% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 9 / 18 / 0 / 27. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #A28BBA reads as a softly balanced twilight violet and floats near the light end of the scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Cool Violet (#A189BA). Nearby in the Register you will also find Cold Purple (#9D8ABF) and East Side (#AA8CBC).

The recipe behind #A28BBA is rgb(162, 139, 186), with blue as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #A28BBA background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 6.9:1 (passing WCAG AA), while white manages only 3.0:1. #A28BBA has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#A28BBA color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#A28BBA color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#A28BBA color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#A28BBA color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#A28BBA color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#A28BBA color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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#8CBAA2
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #A28BBA

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Cool Violet color link
Cool Violet

#A189BA

Cold Purple color link
Cold Purple

#9D8ABF

East Side color link
East Side

#AA8CBC

Glossy Grape color link
Glossy Grape

#AB92B3

Marionette color link
Marionette

#AB94B3

Heather color link
Heather

#A484AC

African Violet color link
African Violet

#B284BE

Birdcage color link
Birdcage

#9D9CB7

Vision color link
Vision

#A09BB2

Logan color link
Logan

#9D9CB4

Ooh La color link
Ooh La

#A088A6

Lavender Purple color link
Lavender Purple

#967BB6

#A28BBA color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A28BBA
  • RGB162, 139, 186
  • CMYK9, 18, 0, 27
  • CSSrgb(162, 139, 186)
  • HSL269°, 25%, 64%
  • HSL Precise269.362°, 25.405%, 63.725%
  • HSV269°, 25%, 73%
  • HSB269°, 25%, 73%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.635
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.545
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.729
  • GLSLvec3(0.635, 0.545, 0.729)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.635, 0.545, 0.729, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.635, 0.545, 0.729)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB63.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB54.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB72.9%
  • Color FamilyViolet
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDA28BBA
  • DECIMAL ID10652602
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers16 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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