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#A67AB6 — Dusty Purple

#A67AB6 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 #A67AB6 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.

#A67AB6 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 #8BB77B; it also sits naturally between #897BB7 and #B77BA9. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#A67AB6 · RGB 166, 122, 182

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Color values

HEX#A67AB6
RGB166, 122, 182
HSL284°, 29%, 60%
HSV284°, 33%, 71%
CMYK9%, 33%, 0%, 29%
XYZ31.13, 25.40, 47.52
Yxy25.40, 0.2992, 0.2441
CIE-Lab57.47, 27.98, -25.04
Hunter Lab50.40, 25.13, -24.26

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 65% · Green 48% · Blue 71%

Cyan 9% · Magenta 33% · Yellow 0% · Key 29%

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

Previews

Sample text in #A67AB6 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #A67AB6 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #A67AB6

.text { color: #A67AB6; }
.background { background-color: #A67AB6; }
.border { border: 3px solid #A67AB6; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(166, 122, 182); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(284, 29%, 60%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #A67AB6; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(166, 122, 182, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #A67AB6; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(166, 122, 182, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#A67AB6">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#A67AB6">Div content here</div>

Shades of #A67AB6

#9A68AC#8E59A1#7C4E8D#6E457D#5D3A69#4B2F56#3D2645#2B1B31#1D1221#0C070D

Tints of #A67AB6

#B089BE#B692C3#BFA0CA#C6A9D0#CEB7D7#D7C4DE#DECEE4#E7DBEB#EDE5F1#F6F2F8

Tones of #A67AB6

#A580B3#A384AE#A188AA#9F8DA5#9D91A1#9B959D

Color harmonies

Complementary — #8BB77B:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.45:1 AA large only
Against black text6.08:1 AA

Best text color on #A67AB6: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #A67AB6

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 #A67AB6: ·

How #A67AB6 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #9393A7Deuteranopia · #9699A4Tritanopia · #A49C9A

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 #A67AB6 rather than the exact color:

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

Similar colors

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

#A37EBA#A772B6#9E7EB5#AC7FAF#A87BAB#AD79AC#9B7EBD#9F86B5#A56EAF#A888B5#9D76C1#9981B4

Browse neighbouring colors

← #A67AB5  ·  #A67AB7 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #A67AB6?

#A67AB6 is Dusty Purple, a purple color (RGB 166, 122, 182). Its closest standard named color is DarkGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #A67AB6?

#A67AB6 is RGB 166, 122, 182 — HSL 284°, 29%, 60% — CMYK 9%, 33%, 0%, 29%.

What colors go with #A67AB6?

Its complement is #8BB77B; analogous partners are #897BB7 and #B77BA9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #A67AB6 for text?

Black text on #A67AB6 has a contrast ratio of 6.08:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.45:1.