Palettes / Colors / #A67BB1

#A67BB1 — Dusty Purple

#A67BB1 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 #A67BB1 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.

#A67BB1 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 #86B27B; it also sits naturally between #8C7BB2 and #B27BA1. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 65% · Green 48% · Blue 69%

Cyan 6% · Magenta 31% · Yellow 0% · Key 31%

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

Previews

CSS code for #A67BB1

.text { color: #A67BB1; }
.background { background-color: #A67BB1; }
.border { border: 3px solid #A67BB1; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(166, 123, 177); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(288, 26%, 59%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #A67BB1; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(166, 123, 177, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #A67BB1; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(166, 123, 177, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#A67BB1">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#A67BB1">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #86B27B:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #A67BB1: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #A67BB1

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:

How #A67BB1 looks with color blindness

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

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:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #A67BB1 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #A67BB1?

#A67BB1 is Dusty Purple, a purple color (RGB 166, 123, 177). Its closest standard named color is RosyBrown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #A67BB1?

#A67BB1 is RGB 166, 123, 177 — HSL 288°, 26%, 59% — CMYK 6%, 31%, 0%, 31%.

What colors go with #A67BB1?

Its complement is #86B27B; analogous partners are #8C7BB2 and #B27BA1. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #A67BB1 for text?

Black text on #A67BB1 has a contrast ratio of 6.09:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.45:1.