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#A67ACE — Muted Purple

#A67ACE is a purple color we call Muted Purple, closest to the named color Orchid (#DA70D6). It belongs to the purple family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: orchid (#DA70D6) — not an exact match. CSS orchid gives you #DA70D6, a different color; use #A67ACE 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.

#A67ACE 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 #A2CD79; it also sits naturally between #7A79CD and #CD79CC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#A67ACE · RGB 166, 122, 206

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Color values

HEX#A67ACE
RGB166, 122, 206
HSL271°, 46%, 64%
HSV271°, 41%, 81%
CMYK19%, 41%, 0%, 19%
XYZ33.83, 26.48, 61.72
Yxy26.48, 0.2772, 0.2170
CIE-Lab58.49, 33.24, -37.09
Hunter Lab51.46, 30.50, -39.35

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 65% · Green 48% · Blue 81%

Cyan 19% · Magenta 41% · Yellow 0% · Key 19%

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

Previews

Sample text in #A67ACE on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #A67ACE on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #A67ACE

.text { color: #A67ACE; }
.background { background-color: #A67ACE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #A67ACE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(166, 122, 206); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(271, 46%, 64%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #A67ACE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(166, 122, 206, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #A67ACE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(166, 122, 206, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#A67ACE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#A67ACE">Div content here</div>

Shades of #A67ACE

#9663C5#864CBD#773FAB#683795#582F7F#482768#391E52#29163C#1A0E25#0A060F

Tints of #A67ACE

#AC84D2#B48FD6#BE9EDB#C5A9DF#CDB5E3#D4C0E8#DCCBEC#E6DAF1#EDE5F5#F5F0F9

Tones of #A67ACE

#A47FC7#A485C1#A48BBB#A491B6#A497AF#A39DAA

Color harmonies

Complementary — #A2CD79:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.34:1 AA large only
Against black text6.30:1 AA

Best text color on #A67ACE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #A67ACE

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 #A67ACE: ·

How #A67ACE looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #9393BADeuteranopia · #9699B5Tritanopia · #A4AAA6

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:

Tailwind purple 500 · #A855F7Tailwind violet 500 · #8B5CF6Material Grey 500 · #9E9E9E

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #A67ACE rather than the exact color:

Dusty Ember
#E3D5F1 · #A87ED3 · #844BBE · #542E7B
Crystal Zephyr
#303FB4 · #A283CF · #D684DC · #DC8BB7
Scarlet Ruby Aurora
#5C8F2A · #B7D87B · #A472D5 · #D1B0E0
Palette 645caa
#645CAA · #A084CA · #BFACE0 · #EBC7E8
Wild Ruby Garden
#4762CE · #5C4CCD · #A074D7 · #9D3ABB
Gentle Ruby Terrace
#636DD0 · #A986D0 · #AB4BA6 · #892E51

Similar colors

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

#A87ED3#A283CF#A472D5#A084CA#A074D7#A986D0#9E7AD8#9A80CC#AE75DA#9D76C1#AC87C5#A078DE

Browse neighbouring colors

← #A67ACD  ·  #A67ACF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #A67ACE?

#A67ACE is Muted Purple, a purple color (RGB 166, 122, 206). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #A67ACE?

#A67ACE is RGB 166, 122, 206 — HSL 271°, 46%, 64% — CMYK 19%, 41%, 0%, 19%.

What colors go with #A67ACE?

Its complement is #A2CD79; analogous partners are #7A79CD and #CD79CC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #A67ACE for text?

Black text on #A67ACE has a contrast ratio of 6.30:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.34:1.