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#A67BCF — Muted Purple

#A67BCF 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 #A67BCF 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.

#A67BCF 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 #A4D07C; it also sits naturally between #7D7CD0 and #D07CCE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#A67BCF · RGB 166, 123, 207

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Color values

HEX#A67BCF
RGB166, 123, 207
HSL271°, 47%, 65%
HSV271°, 41%, 81%
CMYK20%, 41%, 0%, 19%
XYZ34.07, 26.78, 62.40
Yxy26.78, 0.2764, 0.2173
CIE-Lab58.77, 32.91, -37.22
Hunter Lab51.75, 30.21, -39.56

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 65% · Green 48% · Blue 81%

Cyan 20% · Magenta 41% · Yellow 0% · Key 19%

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

Previews

Sample text in #A67BCF on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #A67BCF on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #A67BCF

.text { color: #A67BCF; }
.background { background-color: #A67BCF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #A67BCF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(166, 123, 207); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(271, 47%, 65%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #A67BCF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(166, 123, 207, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #A67BCF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(166, 123, 207, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#A67BCF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#A67BCF">Div content here</div>

Shades of #A67BCF

#9865C8#894FBF#7A40B0#6A379A#5B2F83#492669#391E52#29163C#1A0E25#0A050F

Tints of #A67BCF

#AF87D4#B692D8#BE9EDC#C5A9E0#CFB8E5#D7C3E9#DECEED#E6DAF1#EDE5F6#F5F0FA

Tones of #A67BCF

#A782C9#A787C4#A78EBE#A694B8#A69AB1#A6A0AC

Color harmonies

Complementary — #A4D07C:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.30:1 AA large only
Against black text6.36:1 AA

Best text color on #A67BCF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #A67BCF

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 #A67BCF: ·

How #A67BCF looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #9393BBDeuteranopia · #9699B6Tritanopia · #A4ABA7

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 #A67BCF rather than the exact color:

Dusty Ember
#E3D5F1 · #A87ED3 · #844BBE · #542E7B
Crystal Zephyr
#303FB4 · #A283CF · #D684DC · #DC8BB7
Scarlet Ruby Aurora
#5C8F2A · #B7D87B · #A472D5 · #D1B0E0
Gentle Ruby Terrace
#636DD0 · #A986D0 · #AB4BA6 · #892E51
Palette 645caa
#645CAA · #A084CA · #BFACE0 · #EBC7E8
Vivid Saffron
#415CCB · #9E7AD8 · #C247C6 · #A83C6D

Similar colors

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

#A87ED3#A283CF#A472D5#A986D0#A084CA#9E7AD8#A074D7#9A80CC#AE75DA#A078DE#AC87C5#AF88C9

Browse neighbouring colors

← #A67BCE  ·  #A67BD0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #A67BCF?

#A67BCF is Muted Purple, a purple color (RGB 166, 123, 207). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #A67BCF?

#A67BCF is RGB 166, 123, 207 — HSL 271°, 47%, 65% — CMYK 20%, 41%, 0%, 19%.

What colors go with #A67BCF?

Its complement is #A4D07C; analogous partners are #7D7CD0 and #D07CCE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #A67BCF for text?

Black text on #A67BCF has a contrast ratio of 6.36:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.30:1.