Palettes / Colors / #A67BEA

#A67BEA — Light Purple

#A67BEA is a purple color we call Light 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 #A67BEA 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.

#A67BEA is a cool purple color associated with luxury, creativity and mystery. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #C0EA7B; it also sits naturally between #7B88EA and #DD7BEA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 65% · Green 48% · Blue 92%

Cyan 29% · Magenta 47% · Yellow 0% · Key 8%

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

Previews

CSS code for #A67BEA

.text { color: #A67BEA; }
.background { background-color: #A67BEA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #A67BEA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(166, 123, 234); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(263, 73%, 70%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #A67BEA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(166, 123, 234, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #A67BEA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(166, 123, 234, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#A67BEA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#A67BEA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #C0EA7B:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #A67BEA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #A67BEA

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:

How #A67BEA looks with color blindness

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

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:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #A67BEA rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #A67BE9  ·  #A67BEB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #A67BEA?

#A67BEA is Light Purple, a purple color (RGB 166, 123, 234). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #A67BEA?

#A67BEA is RGB 166, 123, 234 — HSL 263°, 73%, 70% — CMYK 29%, 47%, 0%, 8%.

What colors go with #A67BEA?

Its complement is #C0EA7B; analogous partners are #7B88EA and #DD7BEA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #A67BEA for text?

Black text on #A67BEA has a contrast ratio of 6.64:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.16:1.