Palettes / Colors / #A168CA

#A168CA — Muted Purple

#A168CA is a purple color we call Muted Purple, closest to the named color DarkOrchid (#9932CC). It belongs to the purple family.

#A168CA 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 #91CA68; it also sits naturally between #7068CA and #CA68C2. 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 63% · Green 41% · Blue 79%

Cyan 20% · Magenta 49% · Yellow 0% · Key 21%

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

Previews

CSS code for #A168CA

.text { color: #A168CA; }
.background { background-color: #A168CA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #A168CA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(161, 104, 202); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(275, 48%, 60%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #A168CA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(161, 104, 202, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #A168CA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(161, 104, 202, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#A168CA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#A168CA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #91CA68:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #A168CA: #000000.

How #A168CA 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 #A168CA 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 #A168CA?

#A168CA is Muted Purple, a purple color (RGB 161, 104, 202). Its closest standard named color is DarkOrchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #A168CA?

#A168CA is RGB 161, 104, 202 — HSL 275°, 48%, 60% — CMYK 20%, 49%, 0%, 21%.

What colors go with #A168CA?

Its complement is #91CA68; analogous partners are #7068CA and #CA68C2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #A168CA for text?

Black text on #A168CA has a contrast ratio of 5.35:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.93:1.