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#A67CD0 — Muted Purple

#A67CD0 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 #A67CD0 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.

#A67CD0 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 #A6D07C; it also sits naturally between #7C7CD0 and #D07CD0. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#A67CD0 · RGB 166, 124, 208

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Color values

HEX#A67CD0
RGB166, 124, 208
HSL270°, 47%, 65%
HSV270°, 40%, 82%
CMYK20%, 40%, 0%, 18%
XYZ34.32, 27.08, 63.09
Yxy27.08, 0.2757, 0.2175
CIE-Lab59.04, 32.57, -37.35
Hunter Lab52.03, 29.91, -39.77

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 65% · Green 49% · Blue 82%

Cyan 20% · Magenta 40% · Yellow 0% · Key 18%

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

Previews

Sample text in #A67CD0 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #A67CD0 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #A67CD0

.text { color: #A67CD0; }
.background { background-color: #A67CD0; }
.border { border: 3px solid #A67CD0; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(166, 124, 208); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(270, 47%, 65%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #A67CD0; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(166, 124, 208, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #A67CD0; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(166, 124, 208, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#A67CD0">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#A67CD0">Div content here</div>

Shades of #A67CD0

#9665C8#874FBF#7840B0#69379A#592F83#472669#381E52#29163C#1A0E25#0A050F

Tints of #A67CD0

#AD87D4#B592D8#BD9EDC#C4A9E0#CFB8E5#D6C3E9#DECEED#E5DAF1#EDE5F6#F5F0FA

Tones of #A67CD0

#A682C9#A687C4#A68EBE#A694B8#A69AB1#A6A0AC

Color harmonies

Complementary — #A6D07C:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.27:1 AA large only
Against black text6.42:1 AA

Best text color on #A67CD0: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #A67CD0

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 #A67CD0: ·

How #A67CD0 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #9493BCDeuteranopia · #9699B7Tritanopia · #A4ACA8

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 #A67CD0 rather than the exact color:

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

Similar colors

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

#A87ED3#A283CF#A986D0#A472D5#9E7AD8#A084CA#A074D7#9A80CC#AE75DA#A084DC#A078DE#AF88C9

Browse neighbouring colors

← #A67CCF  ·  #A67CD1 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #A67CD0?

#A67CD0 is Muted Purple, a purple color (RGB 166, 124, 208). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #A67CD0?

#A67CD0 is RGB 166, 124, 208 — HSL 270°, 47%, 65% — CMYK 20%, 40%, 0%, 18%.

What colors go with #A67CD0?

Its complement is #A6D07C; analogous partners are #7C7CD0 and #D07CD0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #A67CD0 for text?

Black text on #A67CD0 has a contrast ratio of 6.42:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.27:1.