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#A67BD2 — Muted Purple

#A67BD2 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 #A67BD2 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.

#A67BD2 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 #A6D17A; it also sits naturally between #7A7AD1 and #D17AD1. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#A67BD2 · RGB 166, 123, 210

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Color values

HEX#A67BD2
RGB166, 123, 210
HSL270°, 49%, 65%
HSV270°, 41%, 82%
CMYK21%, 41%, 0%, 18%
XYZ34.44, 26.93, 64.35
Yxy26.93, 0.2740, 0.2142
CIE-Lab58.91, 33.60, -38.70
Hunter Lab51.89, 30.92, -41.57

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 65% · Green 48% · Blue 82%

Cyan 21% · Magenta 41% · Yellow 0% · Key 18%

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

Previews

Sample text in #A67BD2 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #A67BD2 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #A67BD2

.text { color: #A67BD2; }
.background { background-color: #A67BD2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #A67BD2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(166, 123, 210); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(270, 49%, 65%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #A67BD2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(166, 123, 210, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #A67BD2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(166, 123, 210, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#A67BD2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#A67BD2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #A67BD2

#9663CA#874CC2#783DB3#69359C#592E85#47246A#381D54#29153D#1A0D26#0A050F

Tints of #A67BD2

#AD85D5#B591D9#BD9CDD#C4A8E1#CFB7E6#D6C2EA#DECEEE#E5D9F2#EDE4F6#F5F0FA

Tones of #A67BD2

#A680CB#A687C5#A68DBF#A693B8#A699B2#A6A0AC

Color harmonies

Complementary — #A6D17A:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.29:1 AA large only
Against black text6.39:1 AA

Best text color on #A67BD2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #A67BD2

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 #A67BD2: ·

How #A67BD2 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #9393BDDeuteranopia · #9699B8Tritanopia · #A4ACA9

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 #A67BD2 rather than the exact color:

Dusty Ember
#E3D5F1 · #A87ED3 · #844BBE · #542E7B
Crystal Zephyr
#303FB4 · #A283CF · #D684DC · #DC8BB7
Scarlet Ruby Aurora
#5C8F2A · #B7D87B · #A472D5 · #D1B0E0
Vivid Saffron
#415CCB · #9E7AD8 · #C247C6 · #A83C6D
Wild Ruby Garden
#4762CE · #5C4CCD · #A074D7 · #9D3ABB
Gentle Ruby Terrace
#636DD0 · #A986D0 · #AB4BA6 · #892E51

Similar colors

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

#A87ED3#A283CF#A472D5#9E7AD8#A074D7#A986D0#AE75DA#A084CA#A078DE#9A80CC#A084DC#AC71DD

Browse neighbouring colors

← #A67BD1  ·  #A67BD3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #A67BD2?

#A67BD2 is Muted Purple, a purple color (RGB 166, 123, 210). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #A67BD2?

#A67BD2 is RGB 166, 123, 210 — HSL 270°, 49%, 65% — CMYK 21%, 41%, 0%, 18%.

What colors go with #A67BD2?

Its complement is #A6D17A; analogous partners are #7A7AD1 and #D17AD1. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #A67BD2 for text?

Black text on #A67BD2 has a contrast ratio of 6.39:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.29:1.