All About Color #A228BD

#A228BD

About #A228BD

#A228BD is a medium purple color with the hex code #A228BD. In RGB it is red 162, green 40, blue 189; in HSL it is hue 289°, saturation 65%, lightness 45%; in CMYK it is 14%, 79%, 0%, 26%. Its contrast ratio is 5.87:1 on white and 3.57:1 on black.

#A228BD Color Conversion

Hex tripletA2, 28, BD
CMYK14.29%, 78.84%, 0.00%, 25.88%
RGB Decimal162, 40, 189
HSL289°, 65%, 45%
RGB Octal242, 50, 275
HSV (HSB)289.13°, 78.84%, 74.12%
RGB Binary10100010, 101000, 10111101
CIE-L*AB42.57, 67.23, -52.61
RGB Percent63.53%, 15.69%, 74.12%
CIE-L*CH42.57, 85.37, 321.95
XYZ24.84, 12.87, 49.32
CIE-L*UV42.57, 40.83, -83.94
xyY0.29, 0.15, 12.87
Hunter-Lab35.88, 60.81, -56.38
RYB63.53%, 15.69%, 74.12%

Color Accessibility Scores

#A228BD on a dark background: contrast 3.57:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.
#A228BD on a light background: contrast 5.87:1, passes WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #A228BD, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#A228BD · #C763DE · #611872 · #44BD28 · #7ADE63

Analogous palette

#2844BD · #5728BD · #A228BD · #BD288E · #BD2844

Triadic palette

#A228BD · #BDA228 · #28BDA2 · #C763DE · #DEC763

Tetradic palette

#A228BD · #BD5728 · #44BD28 · #288EBD · #611872

Monochromatic palette

#360D3F · #6C1B7E · #A228BD · #C357DB · #D996E9

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