Palettes / Colors / #9A67BA

#9A67BA — Muted Purple

#9A67BA is a purple color we call Muted Purple, closest to the named color SlateBlue (#6A5ACD). It belongs to the purple family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: slateblue (#6A5ACD) — not an exact match. CSS slateblue gives you #6A5ACD, a different color; use #9A67BA when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#9A67BA is a cool purple color associated with luxury, creativity and mystery. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #88BB68; it also sits naturally between #7168BB and #BB68B1. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 60% · Green 40% · Blue 73%

Cyan 17% · Magenta 45% · Yellow 0% · Key 27%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #9A67BA

.text { color: #9A67BA; }
.background { background-color: #9A67BA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #9A67BA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(154, 103, 186); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(277, 38%, 57%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #9A67BA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(154, 103, 186, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #9A67BA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(154, 103, 186, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#9A67BA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#9A67BA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #88BB68:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #9A67BA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #9A67BA

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #9A67BA looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #9A67BA rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #9A67BA?

#9A67BA is Muted Purple, a purple color (RGB 154, 103, 186). Its closest standard named color is SlateBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #9A67BA?

#9A67BA is RGB 154, 103, 186 — HSL 277°, 38%, 57% — CMYK 17%, 45%, 0%, 27%.

What colors go with #9A67BA?

Its complement is #88BB68; analogous partners are #7168BB and #BB68B1. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #9A67BA for text?

Black text on #9A67BA has a contrast ratio of 5.02:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.18:1.