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#A67CB9 — Dusty Purple

#A67CB9 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 #A67CB9 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.

#A67CB9 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 #91B97E; it also sits naturally between #897EB9 and #B97EAE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#A67CB9 · RGB 166, 124, 185

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Color values

HEX#A67CB9
RGB166, 124, 185
HSL281°, 30%, 61%
HSV281°, 33%, 73%
CMYK10%, 33%, 0%, 27%
XYZ31.69, 26.03, 49.25
Yxy26.03, 0.2963, 0.2433
CIE-Lab58.06, 27.48, -25.84
Hunter Lab51.01, 24.72, -25.24

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 65% · Green 49% · Blue 73%

Cyan 10% · Magenta 33% · Yellow 0% · Key 27%

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

Previews

Sample text in #A67CB9 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #A67CB9 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #A67CB9

.text { color: #A67CB9; }
.background { background-color: #A67CB9; }
.border { border: 3px solid #A67CB9; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(166, 124, 185); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(281, 30%, 61%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #A67CB9; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(166, 124, 185, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #A67CB9; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(166, 124, 185, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#A67CB9">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#A67CB9">Div content here</div>

Shades of #A67CB9

#996AAF#8E59A6#7D4F92#6C447E#5D3B6D#4C305A#3B2546#2A1B32#1C1221#0B070D

Tints of #A67CB9

#B08BC1#B695C6#BFA2CD#C6ACD2#CFB9DA#D6C3DF#DFD1E6#E6DBEB#EFE8F3#F6F2F8

Tones of #A67CB9

#A582B5#A387B0#A28BAC#A08FA8#9F93A5#9D98A0

Color harmonies

Complementary — #91B97E:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.38:1 AA large only
Against black text6.21:1 AA

Best text color on #A67CB9: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #A67CB9

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 #A67CB9: ·

How #A67CB9 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #9493AADeuteranopia · #9699A7Tritanopia · #A49F9C

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 #A67CB9 rather than the exact color:

Palette E5df88
#E5DF88 · #E8E8E8 · #A37EBA · #4C4C4C
Ruby Marble
#4C2365 · #7F5D99 · #9E7EB5 · #C4A4DA
Modern Ruby Horizon
#538878 · #5E698A · #A772B6 · #785158
Palette 3b1e54
#3B1E54 · #9B7EBD · #D4BEE4 · #EEEEEE
Modern Tempest
#AC7FAF · #734153 · #C5A490 · #A6AE51
Palette 441752
#441752 · #8174A0 · #A888B5 · #EFB6C8

Similar colors

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

#A37EBA#9E7EB5#A772B6#9B7EBD#AC7FAF#A888B5#9F86B5#9D76C1#A87BAB#9981B4#AD79AC#9B86BD

Browse neighbouring colors

← #A67CB8  ·  #A67CBA →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #A67CB9?

#A67CB9 is Dusty Purple, a purple color (RGB 166, 124, 185). Its closest standard named color is DarkGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #A67CB9?

#A67CB9 is RGB 166, 124, 185 — HSL 281°, 30%, 61% — CMYK 10%, 33%, 0%, 27%.

What colors go with #A67CB9?

Its complement is #91B97E; analogous partners are #897EB9 and #B97EAE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #A67CB9 for text?

Black text on #A67CB9 has a contrast ratio of 6.21:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.38:1.