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#A67CB5 — Dusty Purple

#A67CB5 is a purple color we call Dusty Purple, closest to the named color DarkGray (#A9A9A9). It belongs to the purple family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkgray (#A9A9A9) — not an exact match. CSS darkgray gives you #A9A9A9, a different color; use #A67CB5 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.

#A67CB5 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 #8CB67C; it also sits naturally between #8A7CB6 and #B67CA8. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#A67CB5 · RGB 166, 124, 181

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Color values

HEX#A67CB5
RGB166, 124, 181
HSL284°, 28%, 60%
HSV284°, 31%, 71%
CMYK8%, 31%, 0%, 29%
XYZ31.27, 25.86, 47.06
Yxy25.86, 0.3002, 0.2482
CIE-Lab57.90, 26.64, -23.80
Hunter Lab50.85, 23.88, -22.89

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 65% · Green 49% · Blue 71%

Cyan 8% · Magenta 31% · Yellow 0% · Key 29%

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

Previews

Sample text in #A67CB5 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #A67CB5 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #A67CB5

.text { color: #A67CB5; }
.background { background-color: #A67CB5; }
.border { border: 3px solid #A67CB5; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(166, 124, 181); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(284, 28%, 60%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #A67CB5; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(166, 124, 181, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #A67CB5; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(166, 124, 181, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#A67CB5">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#A67CB5">Div content here</div>

Shades of #A67CB5

#9969AB#8D5AA0#7C4F8C#6E467C#5C3B68#4B3055#3D2745#2B1C31#1D1221#0C070D

Tints of #A67CB5

#AF89BD#B693C2#BFA0CA#C5AACF#CEB7D7#D7C4DE#DECEE3#E7DBEB#EDE5F0#F6F2F8

Tones of #A67CB5

#A481B1#A385AD#A189A9#9F8DA5#9D91A1#9B959D

Color harmonies

Complementary — #8CB67C:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.40:1 AA large only
Against black text6.17:1 AA

Best text color on #A67CB5: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #A67CB5

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 #A67CB5: ·

How #A67CB5 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #9493A7Deuteranopia · #9699A4Tritanopia · #A49C9A

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 #A67CB5 rather than the exact color:

Palette E5df88
#E5DF88 · #E8E8E8 · #A37EBA · #4C4C4C
Ruby Marble
#4C2365 · #7F5D99 · #9E7EB5 · #C4A4DA
Modern Tempest
#AC7FAF · #734153 · #C5A490 · #A6AE51
Modern Ruby Horizon
#538878 · #5E698A · #A772B6 · #785158
Rustic Mirage
#96C481 · #689C90 · #5C648E · #A87BAB
Cosmic Ruby Petal
#4CA289 · #98AFC4 · #5F4C96 · #AD79AC

Similar colors

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

#A37EBA#9E7EB5#AC7FAF#A772B6#A87BAB#AD79AC#A888B5#9F86B5#A482A9#9B7EBD#9981B4#A56EAF

Browse neighbouring colors

← #A67CB4  ·  #A67CB6 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #A67CB5?

#A67CB5 is Dusty Purple, a purple color (RGB 166, 124, 181). Its closest standard named color is DarkGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #A67CB5?

#A67CB5 is RGB 166, 124, 181 — HSL 284°, 28%, 60% — CMYK 8%, 31%, 0%, 29%.

What colors go with #A67CB5?

Its complement is #8CB67C; analogous partners are #8A7CB6 and #B67CA8. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #A67CB5 for text?

Black text on #A67CB5 has a contrast ratio of 6.17:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.40:1.