Palettes / Colors / #A481BB

#A481BB — Dusty Purple

#A481BB 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 #A481BB 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.

#A481BB 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 #98BB81; it also sits naturally between #8781BB and #BB81B5. 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 51% · Blue 73%

Cyan 12% · Magenta 31% · Yellow 0% · Key 27%

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

Previews

CSS code for #A481BB

.text { color: #A481BB; }
.background { background-color: #A481BB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #A481BB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(164, 129, 187); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(276, 30%, 62%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #A481BB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(164, 129, 187, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #A481BB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(164, 129, 187, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#A481BB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#A481BB">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #98BB81:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #A481BB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #A481BB

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 #A481BB 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 #A481BB 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 #A481BB?

#A481BB is Dusty Purple, a purple color (RGB 164, 129, 187). Its closest standard named color is DarkGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #A481BB?

#A481BB is RGB 164, 129, 187 — HSL 276°, 30%, 62% — CMYK 12%, 31%, 0%, 27%.

What colors go with #A481BB?

Its complement is #98BB81; analogous partners are #8781BB and #BB81B5. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #A481BB for text?

Black text on #A481BB has a contrast ratio of 6.44:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.26:1.