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#A67AB8 — Dusty Purple

#A67AB8 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 #A67AB8 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.

#A67AB8 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.

#A67AB8 · RGB 166, 122, 184

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Color values

HEX#A67AB8
RGB166, 122, 184
HSL283°, 30%, 60%
HSV283°, 34%, 72%
CMYK10%, 34%, 0%, 28%
XYZ31.34, 25.49, 48.62
Yxy25.49, 0.2972, 0.2417
CIE-Lab57.55, 28.41, -26.06
Hunter Lab50.48, 25.55, -25.45

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 65% · Green 48% · Blue 72%

Cyan 10% · Magenta 34% · Yellow 0% · Key 28%

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

Previews

Sample text in #A67AB8 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #A67AB8 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #A67AB8

.text { color: #A67AB8; }
.background { background-color: #A67AB8; }
.border { border: 3px solid #A67AB8; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(166, 122, 184); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(283, 30%, 60%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #A67AB8; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(166, 122, 184, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #A67AB8; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(166, 122, 184, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#A67AB8">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#A67AB8">Div content here</div>

Shades of #A67AB8

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

Tints of #A67AB8

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

Tones of #A67AB8

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

Color harmonies

Complementary — #8CB87A:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.44:1 AA large only
Against black text6.10:1 AA

Best text color on #A67AB8: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #A67AB8

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 #A67AB8: ·

How #A67AB8 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #9393A9Deuteranopia · #9699A5Tritanopia · #A49D9B

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 #A67AB8 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
Palette 3b1e54
#3B1E54 · #9B7EBD · #D4BEE4 · #EEEEEE
Rustic Mirage
#96C481 · #689C90 · #5C648E · #A87BAB

Similar colors

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

#A37EBA#A772B6#9E7EB5#AC7FAF#9B7EBD#A87BAB#9D76C1#AD79AC#9F86B5#A16EBE#A888B5#A56EAF

Browse neighbouring colors

← #A67AB7  ·  #A67AB9 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #A67AB8?

#A67AB8 is Dusty Purple, a purple color (RGB 166, 122, 184). Its closest standard named color is DarkGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #A67AB8?

#A67AB8 is RGB 166, 122, 184 — HSL 283°, 30%, 60% — CMYK 10%, 34%, 0%, 28%.

What colors go with #A67AB8?

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

Can I use #A67AB8 for text?

Black text on #A67AB8 has a contrast ratio of 6.10:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.44:1.