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#A67BCA — Muted Purple

#A67BCA 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 #A67BCA 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.

#A67BCA 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 #9FCB7C; it also sits naturally between #807CCB and #CB7CC7. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#A67BCA · RGB 166, 123, 202

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Color values

HEX#A67BCA
RGB166, 123, 202
HSL273°, 43%, 64%
HSV273°, 39%, 79%
CMYK18%, 39%, 0%, 21%
XYZ33.47, 26.54, 59.24
Yxy26.54, 0.2807, 0.2225
CIE-Lab58.54, 31.77, -34.75
Hunter Lab51.51, 29.03, -36.26

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 65% · Green 48% · Blue 79%

Cyan 18% · Magenta 39% · Yellow 0% · Key 21%

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

Previews

Sample text in #A67BCA on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #A67BCA on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #A67BCA

.text { color: #A67BCA; }
.background { background-color: #A67BCA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #A67BCA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(166, 123, 202); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(273, 43%, 64%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #A67BCA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(166, 123, 202, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #A67BCA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(166, 123, 202, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#A67BCA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#A67BCA">Div content here</div>

Shades of #A67BCA

#9966C2#8A50B9#7A43A8#6A3A92#5A317C#4A2966#3B2050#2B173A#1B0F24#0B060F

Tints of #A67BCA

#AE87CF#B692D3#C0A0D9#C7ABDE#CEB6E2#D6C1E6#DDCCEB#E7DBF0#EEE5F5#F5F0F9

Tones of #A67BCA

#A781C5#A687C0#A58CBA#A593B4#A498AE#A49EA9

Color harmonies

Complementary — #9FCB7C:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.33:1 AA large only
Against black text6.31:1 AA

Best text color on #A67BCA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #A67BCA

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 #A67BCA: ·

How #A67BCA looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #9393B7Deuteranopia · #9699B2Tritanopia · #A4A8A4

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 #A67BCA rather than the exact color:

Dusty Ember
#E3D5F1 · #A87ED3 · #844BBE · #542E7B
Crystal Zephyr
#303FB4 · #A283CF · #D684DC · #DC8BB7
Palette 645caa
#645CAA · #A084CA · #BFACE0 · #EBC7E8
Gentle Ruby Terrace
#636DD0 · #A986D0 · #AB4BA6 · #892E51
Tender Terrace
#9A80CC · #A348B7 · #97417E · #B9445F
Palette 5b0888
#5B0888 · #713ABE · #9D76C1 · #E5CFF7

Similar colors

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

#A87ED3#A283CF#A084CA#A986D0#9A80CC#9D76C1#AC87C5#A472D5#AD88C6#AF88C9#A074D7#9E7AD8

Browse neighbouring colors

← #A67BC9  ·  #A67BCB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #A67BCA?

#A67BCA is Muted Purple, a purple color (RGB 166, 123, 202). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #A67BCA?

#A67BCA is RGB 166, 123, 202 — HSL 273°, 43%, 64% — CMYK 18%, 39%, 0%, 21%.

What colors go with #A67BCA?

Its complement is #9FCB7C; analogous partners are #807CCB and #CB7CC7. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #A67BCA for text?

Black text on #A67BCA has a contrast ratio of 6.31:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.33:1.