Palettes / Colors / #A293AE

#A293AE — Dusty Purple

#A293AE is a purple color we call Dusty Purple, closest to the named color DarkGray (#A9A9A9). It belongs to the purple family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkgray (#A9A9A9) — not an exact match. CSS darkgray gives you #A9A9A9, a different color; use #A293AE 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.

#A293AE 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 #9FAE93; it also sits naturally between #9593AE and #AE93AD. 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 64% · Green 58% · Blue 68%

Cyan 7% · Magenta 16% · Yellow 0% · Key 32%

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

Previews

CSS code for #A293AE

.text { color: #A293AE; }
.background { background-color: #A293AE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #A293AE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(162, 147, 174); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(273, 14%, 63%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #A293AE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(162, 147, 174, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #A293AE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(162, 147, 174, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#A293AE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#A293AE">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #9FAE93:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #A293AE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #A293AE

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 #A293AE 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 #A293AE 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

← #A293AD  ·  #A293AF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #A293AE?

#A293AE is Dusty Purple, a purple color (RGB 162, 147, 174). Its closest standard named color is DarkGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #A293AE?

#A293AE is RGB 162, 147, 174 — HSL 273°, 14%, 63% — CMYK 7%, 16%, 0%, 32%.

What colors go with #A293AE?

Its complement is #9FAE93; analogous partners are #9593AE and #AE93AD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #A293AE for text?

Black text on #A293AE has a contrast ratio of 7.32:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.87:1.