Start generating
A8A2BF

#A8A2BF closest to Pastel Purple

#A8A2BF is a light, muted purple; the closest named color is Pastel Purple. In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 63.5% green and 74.9% blue (rgb(168, 162, 191)). Its HSL value is 252° hue, 18% saturation and 69% lightness, and in CMYK it is 12% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black. #A8A2BF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 8.59:1.

Make a palette with #A8A2BF

#A8A2BF color conversion

HEX
RGB
HSL
HSB / HSV
HWB
CMYK
XYZ
CIELAB
CIELCh
CIELUV
OKLCH

Variations of #A8A2BF

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

A8A2BF928CA67C778D676375524F5E3F3C482C2A331A191F0A0A0D010102

Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

A8A2BFB0ABC5B9B4CCC1BDD2CAC6D8D3D0DFDBD9E5E4E2ECEDECF2F6F5F9

Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

A8A2BFA49FB9A09BB29C98AC9894A594919F908E998C8A9388878C848386

Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

91AAC095A9C19AA7C29EA5C2A3A4C1A8A2BFADA1BDB19FB9B59EB6B89DB1BB9DAD

Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

909CCE959DCB9A9EC89EA0C5A3A1C2A8A2BFACA2BAB0A1B5B4A1B0B8A0ABBC9FA6

#A8A2BF color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

A8A2BFB9BFA2
Open in generator →

Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

A8A2BFBFB7A2ABBFA2
Open in generator →

Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

A8A2BFA2ABBFB7A2BF
Open in generator →

Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

A8A2BFBFA8A2A2BFA8
Open in generator →

Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

A8A2BFBFA2B9B9BFA2A2BFA8
Open in generator →

Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

A8A2BFBFA2ABB9BFA2A2BFB6
Open in generator →

#A8A2BF for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #A8A2BF appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 97% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #9DA5BE
  • Protanopia 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #9CA6C0
  • Protanomaly 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #9FA5C0
  • Deuteranopia 97% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #9DA5BE
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #A0A4BF
  • Tritanopia 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #A4A6AC
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #A7A4B6
  • Achromatopsia 92% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #A6A6A6
  • Achromatomaly 94% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #A6A5AC

#A8A2BF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.45:1 Very poor#A8A2BF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
8.59:1 Very good#A8A2BF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

Need another background? Pick any pair in the palette generator and open the contrast panel.

Colors similar to #A8A2BF

Palettes with #A8A2BF

#A8A2BF in CSS

/* Pastel Purple */
.color { color: #A8A2BF; }
.background { background-color: #A8A2BF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #A8A2BF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(168 162 191);
color: hsl(252 18% 69%);
color: oklch(0.727 0.042 294.8);

#A8A2BF FAQ

What color is #A8A2BF?

#A8A2BF is a light, muted purple. Its closest named color is Pastel Purple. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #A8A2BF?

#A8A2BF is rgb(168, 162, 191) in RGB, hsl(252, 18%, 69%) in HSL and cmyk(12%, 15%, 0%, 25%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #A8A2BF?

The complementary color of #A8A2BF is #B9BFA2, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #A8A2BF?

Black text has the best contrast on #A8A2BF: 8.59:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #A8A2BF a warm or cool color?

#A8A2BF is a cool color.