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#A67BB7 — Dusty Purple

#A67BB7 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 #A67BB7 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.

#A67BB7 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 #8CB77B; it also sits naturally between #887BB7 and #B77BAA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#A67BB7 · RGB 166, 123, 183

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Color values

HEX#A67BB7
RGB166, 123, 183
HSL283°, 29%, 60%
HSV283°, 33%, 72%
CMYK9%, 33%, 0%, 28%
XYZ31.36, 25.69, 48.11
Yxy25.69, 0.2982, 0.2443
CIE-Lab57.74, 27.63, -25.18
Hunter Lab50.69, 24.82, -24.45

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 #A67BB7 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #A67BB7 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #A67BB7

.text { color: #A67BB7; }
.background { background-color: #A67BB7; }
.border { border: 3px solid #A67BB7; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(166, 123, 183); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(283, 29%, 60%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #A67BB7; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(166, 123, 183, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #A67BB7; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(166, 123, 183, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#A67BB7">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#A67BB7">Div content here</div>

Shades of #A67BB7

#9868AC#8D59A1#7B4E8D#6D457D#5C3A69#4B2F56#3C2645#2B1B31#1D1221#0B070D

Tints of #A67BB7

#AF89BE#B592C3#BEA0CA#C5A9D0#CEB7D7#D7C4DE#DECEE4#E6DBEB#EDE5F1#F6F2F8

Tones of #A67BB7

#A480B3#A284AE#A188AA#9E8DA5#9D91A1#9B959D

Color harmonies

Complementary — #8CB77B:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.42:1 AA large only
Against black text6.14:1 AA

Best text color on #A67BB7: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #A67BB7

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 #A67BB7: ·

How #A67BB7 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 · #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 #A67BB7 rather than the exact color:

Palette E5df88
#E5DF88 · #E8E8E8 · #A37EBA · #4C4C4C
Ruby Marble
#4C2365 · #7F5D99 · #9E7EB5 · #C4A4DA
Modern Ruby Horizon
#538878 · #5E698A · #A772B6 · #785158
Modern Tempest
#AC7FAF · #734153 · #C5A490 · #A6AE51
Rustic Mirage
#96C481 · #689C90 · #5C648E · #A87BAB
Palette 3b1e54
#3B1E54 · #9B7EBD · #D4BEE4 · #EEEEEE

Similar colors

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

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #A67BB6  ·  #A67BB8 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #A67BB7?

#A67BB7 is Dusty Purple, a purple color (RGB 166, 123, 183). Its closest standard named color is DarkGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #A67BB7?

#A67BB7 is RGB 166, 123, 183 — HSL 283°, 29%, 60% — CMYK 9%, 33%, 0%, 28%.

What colors go with #A67BB7?

Its complement is #8CB77B; analogous partners are #887BB7 and #B77BAA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #A67BB7 for text?

Black text on #A67BB7 has a contrast ratio of 6.14:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.42:1.