Palettes / Colors / #A494BC

#A494BC — Light Dusty Purple

#A494BC is a purple color we call Light 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 #A494BC 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.

#A494BC 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 #ACBC94; it also sits naturally between #9498BC and #B894BC. 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 74%

Cyan 13% · Magenta 21% · Yellow 0% · Key 26%

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

Previews

CSS code for #A494BC

.text { color: #A494BC; }
.background { background-color: #A494BC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #A494BC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(164, 148, 188); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(264, 23%, 66%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #A494BC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(164, 148, 188, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #A494BC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(164, 148, 188, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#A494BC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#A494BC">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #ACBC94:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #A494BC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #A494BC

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 #A494BC 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 #A494BC 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 #A494BC?

#A494BC is Light Dusty Purple, a purple color (RGB 164, 148, 188). Its closest standard named color is DarkGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #A494BC?

#A494BC is RGB 164, 148, 188 — HSL 264°, 23%, 66% — CMYK 13%, 21%, 0%, 26%.

What colors go with #A494BC?

Its complement is #ACBC94; analogous partners are #9498BC and #B894BC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #A494BC for text?

Black text on #A494BC has a contrast ratio of 7.54:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.78:1.