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#A67AB7 — Dusty Purple

#A67AB7 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 #A67AB7 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.

#A67AB7 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 #8CB87A; it also sits naturally between #887AB8 and #B87AAA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#A67AB7 · RGB 166, 122, 183

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Color values

HEX#A67AB7
RGB166, 122, 183
HSL283°, 30%, 60%
HSV283°, 33%, 72%
CMYK9%, 33%, 0%, 28%
XYZ31.23, 25.44, 48.06
Yxy25.44, 0.2982, 0.2429
CIE-Lab57.51, 28.19, -25.55
Hunter Lab50.44, 25.34, -24.85

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 65% · Green 48% · Blue 72%

Cyan 9% · Magenta 33% · Yellow 0% · Key 28%

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

Previews

Sample text in #A67AB7 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #A67AB7 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #A67AB7

.text { color: #A67AB7; }
.background { background-color: #A67AB7; }
.border { border: 3px solid #A67AB7; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(166, 122, 183); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(283, 30%, 60%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #A67AB7; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(166, 122, 183, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #A67AB7; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(166, 122, 183, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#A67AB7">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#A67AB7">Div content here</div>

Shades of #A67AB7

#9967AD#8D57A2#7C4D8F#6D447E#5C396A#4B2E56#3D2546#2B1B32#1D1221#0C070D

Tints of #A67AB7

#AF88BF#B692C4#BF9FCB#C5A9D1#CEB6D8#D7C3DF#DECDE4#E7DBEB#EDE4F1#F6F2F8

Tones of #A67AB7

#A47EB4#A284AE#A188AA#9F8CA6#9D90A2#9B959D

Color harmonies

Complementary — #8CB87A:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.45:1 AA large only
Against black text6.09:1 AA

Best text color on #A67AB7: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #A67AB7

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 #A67AB7: ·

How #A67AB7 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #9393A8Deuteranopia · #9699A5Tritanopia · #A49D9A

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 #A67AB7 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#9D76C1#A888B5#A56EAF#A16EBE

Browse neighbouring colors

← #A67AB6  ·  #A67AB8 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #A67AB7?

#A67AB7 is Dusty Purple, a purple color (RGB 166, 122, 183). Its closest standard named color is DarkGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #A67AB7?

#A67AB7 is RGB 166, 122, 183 — HSL 283°, 30%, 60% — CMYK 9%, 33%, 0%, 28%.

What colors go with #A67AB7?

Its complement is #8CB87A; analogous partners are #887AB8 and #B87AAA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #A67AB7 for text?

Black text on #A67AB7 has a contrast ratio of 6.09:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.45:1.