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#A67AB2 — Dusty Purple

#A67AB2 is a purple color we call Dusty Purple, closest to the named color RosyBrown (#BC8F8F). It belongs to the purple family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: rosybrown (#BC8F8F) — not an exact match. CSS rosybrown gives you #BC8F8F, a different color; use #A67AB2 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.

#A67AB2 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 #86B37A; it also sits naturally between #8A7AB3 and #B37AA3. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#A67AB2 · RGB 166, 122, 178

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Color values

HEX#A67AB2
RGB166, 122, 178
HSL287°, 27%, 59%
HSV287°, 31%, 70%
CMYK7%, 31%, 0%, 30%
XYZ30.72, 25.24, 45.37
Yxy25.24, 0.3032, 0.2491
CIE-Lab57.31, 27.15, -22.99
Hunter Lab50.24, 24.30, -21.92

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 65% · Green 48% · Blue 70%

Cyan 7% · Magenta 31% · Yellow 0% · Key 30%

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

Previews

Sample text in #A67AB2 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #A67AB2 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #A67AB2

.text { color: #A67AB2; }
.background { background-color: #A67AB2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #A67AB2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(166, 122, 178); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(287, 27%, 59%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #A67AB2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(166, 122, 178, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #A67AB2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(166, 122, 178, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#A67AB2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#A67AB2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #A67AB2

#9C6AA9#8D599B#7E508B#6D4578#5E3C68#4C3054#3E2744#2C1C31#1D1320#0C070D

Tints of #A67AB2

#AF87BA#B691C0#BE9EC7#C7ABCF#CFB8D6#D6C1DC#DFCEE3#E7DBEB#EEE5F0#F6F2F8

Tones of #A67AB2

#A47EAE#A283AA#9F87A6#9E8AA3#9B8E9F#99929B

Color harmonies

Complementary — #86B37A:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.47:1 AA large only
Against black text6.05:1 AA

Best text color on #A67AB2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #A67AB2

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 #A67AB2: ·

How #A67AB2 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #9393A4Deuteranopia · #9699A1Tritanopia · #A49A97

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 slate 500 · #64748BTailwind zinc 500 · #71717A

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #A67AB2 rather than the exact color:

Rustic Mirage
#96C481 · #689C90 · #5C648E · #A87BAB
Modern Tempest
#AC7FAF · #734153 · #C5A490 · #A6AE51
Modern Ruby Horizon
#538878 · #5E698A · #A772B6 · #785158
Cosmic Ruby Petal
#4CA289 · #98AFC4 · #5F4C96 · #AD79AC
Ruby Marble
#4C2365 · #7F5D99 · #9E7EB5 · #C4A4DA
Palette E5df88
#E5DF88 · #E8E8E8 · #A37EBA · #4C4C4C

Similar colors

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

#A87BAB#AC7FAF#A772B6#AD79AC#9E7EB5#A37EBA#A482A9#A56EAF#9F86B5#A888B5#A274A5#9981B4

Browse neighbouring colors

← #A67AB1  ·  #A67AB3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #A67AB2?

#A67AB2 is Dusty Purple, a purple color (RGB 166, 122, 178). Its closest standard named color is RosyBrown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #A67AB2?

#A67AB2 is RGB 166, 122, 178 — HSL 287°, 27%, 59% — CMYK 7%, 31%, 0%, 30%.

What colors go with #A67AB2?

Its complement is #86B37A; analogous partners are #8A7AB3 and #B37AA3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #A67AB2 for text?

Black text on #A67AB2 has a contrast ratio of 6.05:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.47:1.