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#A372BB — Muted Purple

#A372BB is a purple color we call Muted 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 #A372BB 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.

#A372BB 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 #8ABB72; it also sits naturally between #7E72BB and #BB72AF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#A372BB · RGB 163, 114, 187

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Color values

HEX#A372BB
RGB163, 114, 187
HSL280°, 35%, 59%
HSV280°, 39%, 73%
CMYK13%, 39%, 0%, 27%
XYZ30.09, 23.41, 49.95
Yxy23.41, 0.2909, 0.2263
CIE-Lab55.49, 32.63, -30.98
Hunter Lab48.38, 29.39, -31.12

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 64% · Green 45% · Blue 73%

Cyan 13% · Magenta 39% · Yellow 0% · Key 27%

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

Previews

Sample text in #A372BB on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #A372BB on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #A372BB

.text { color: #A372BB; }
.background { background-color: #A372BB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #A372BB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(163, 114, 187); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(280, 35%, 59%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #A372BB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(163, 114, 187, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #A372BB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(163, 114, 187, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#A372BB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#A372BB">Div content here</div>

Shades of #A372BB

#9761B3#8950A5#7A4794#693D7F#5B356E#4A2B5A#3C2348#2B1934#1C1122#0B070E

Tints of #A372BB

#AC80C2#B28AC7#BB98CD#C4A5D4#CDB3DB#D4BEE0#DDCBE6#E6D9ED#EDE3F2#F6F1F8

Tones of #A372BB

#A177B6#9F7CB1#9D82AB#9C87A6#9A8CA1#98919C

Color harmonies

Complementary — #8ABB72:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.70:1 AA large only
Against black text5.68:1 AA

Best text color on #A372BB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #A372BB

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #A372BB: ·

How #A372BB looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #8E8DA9Deuteranopia · #9194A5Tritanopia · #A19B98

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:

Material Grey 500 · #9E9E9ETailwind purple 500 · #A855F7Tailwind violet 500 · #8B5CF6

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #A372BB rather than the exact color:

Amber Ruby Marble
#C7AED6 · #A16EBE · #864FA6 · #6C3989
Dusty Breeze
#7387BC · #A36CBD · #C06D8C · #A28863
Modern Ruby Horizon
#538878 · #5E698A · #A772B6 · #785158
Palette 5b0888
#5B0888 · #713ABE · #9D76C1 · #E5CFF7
Palette E5df88
#E5DF88 · #E8E8E8 · #A37EBA · #4C4C4C
Honey Ruby Orchard
#A56EAF · #8C4B6A · #9F776C · #C5BD72

Similar colors

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

#A16EBE#A36CBD#A772B6#9D76C1#A37EBA#A56EAF#9777BF#976BBC#AE6AB8#9E7EB5#9B7EBD#A367B1

Browse neighbouring colors

← #A372BA  ·  #A372BC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #A372BB?

#A372BB is Muted Purple, a purple color (RGB 163, 114, 187). Its closest standard named color is DarkGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #A372BB?

#A372BB is RGB 163, 114, 187 — HSL 280°, 35%, 59% — CMYK 13%, 39%, 0%, 27%.

What colors go with #A372BB?

Its complement is #8ABB72; analogous partners are #7E72BB and #BB72AF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #A372BB for text?

Black text on #A372BB has a contrast ratio of 5.68:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.70:1.