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#A67BCC — Muted Purple

#A67BCC 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 #A67BCC 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.

#A67BCC 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 #A1CC7B; it also sits naturally between #7E7BCC and #CC7BC9. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#A67BCC · RGB 166, 123, 204

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Color values

HEX#A67BCC
RGB166, 123, 204
HSL272°, 44%, 64%
HSV272°, 40%, 80%
CMYK19%, 40%, 0%, 20%
XYZ33.71, 26.63, 60.49
Yxy26.63, 0.2790, 0.2204
CIE-Lab58.63, 32.22, -35.74
Hunter Lab51.61, 29.50, -37.57

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 65% · Green 48% · Blue 80%

Cyan 19% · Magenta 40% · Yellow 0% · Key 20%

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

Previews

Sample text in #A67BCC on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #A67BCC on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #A67BCC

.text { color: #A67BCC; }
.background { background-color: #A67BCC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #A67BCC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(166, 123, 204); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(272, 44%, 64%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #A67BCC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(166, 123, 204, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #A67BCC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(166, 123, 204, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#A67BCC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#A67BCC">Div content here</div>

Shades of #A67BCC

#9765C3#884FBA#7942A9#693993#59317D#492867#3A1F51#2A173B#1A0E25#0A060F

Tints of #A67BCC

#AD86D0#B591D4#BFA0DA#C6ABDE#CDB6E2#D5C1E7#DCCCEB#E6DAF1#EEE5F5#F5F0F9

Tones of #A67BCC

#A680C6#A587C0#A58CBA#A492B5#A497AF#A49EA9

Color harmonies

Complementary — #A1CC7B:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.32:1 AA large only
Against black text6.33:1 AA

Best text color on #A67BCC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #A67BCC

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 #A67BCC: ·

How #A67BCC looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #9393B8Deuteranopia · #9699B4Tritanopia · #A4A9A6

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 · #A855F7Material Grey 500 · #9E9E9ETailwind violet 500 · #8B5CF6

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #A67BCC 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
Scarlet Ruby Aurora
#5C8F2A · #B7D87B · #A472D5 · #D1B0E0
Tender Terrace
#9A80CC · #A348B7 · #97417E · #B9445F

Similar colors

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

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #A67BCB  ·  #A67BCD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #A67BCC?

#A67BCC is Muted Purple, a purple color (RGB 166, 123, 204). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #A67BCC?

#A67BCC is RGB 166, 123, 204 — HSL 272°, 44%, 64% — CMYK 19%, 40%, 0%, 20%.

What colors go with #A67BCC?

Its complement is #A1CC7B; analogous partners are #7E7BCC and #CC7BC9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #A67BCC for text?

Black text on #A67BCC has a contrast ratio of 6.33:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.32:1.