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#A67CD3 — Light Muted Purple

#A67CD3 is a purple color we call Light 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 #A67CD3 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.

#A67CD3 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 #AAD47D; it also sits naturally between #7D7ED4 and #D27DD4. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#A67CD3 · RGB 166, 124, 211

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Color values

HEX#A67CD3
RGB166, 124, 211
HSL269°, 50%, 66%
HSV269°, 41%, 83%
CMYK21%, 41%, 0%, 17%
XYZ34.69, 27.23, 65.05
Yxy27.23, 0.2732, 0.2144
CIE-Lab59.18, 33.26, -38.82
Hunter Lab52.18, 30.63, -41.78

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 65% · Green 49% · Blue 83%

Cyan 21% · Magenta 41% · Yellow 0% · Key 17%

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

Previews

Sample text in #A67CD3 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #A67CD3 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #A67CD3

.text { color: #A67CD3; }
.background { background-color: #A67CD3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #A67CD3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(166, 124, 211); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(269, 50%, 66%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #A67CD3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(166, 124, 211, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #A67CD3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(166, 124, 211, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#A67CD3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#A67CD3">Div content here</div>

Shades of #A67CD3

#9766CC#884FC4#763CB4#67349D#582D86#49256F#3A1D58#28143D#190D26#0A050F

Tints of #A67CD3

#AF88D7#B694DB#BE9FDF#C6ABE3#CEB6E7#D6C2EB#DDCDEE#E5D9F2#EDE4F6#F5F0FA

Tones of #A67CD3

#A783CE#A789C8#A78FC1#A896BB#A89CB4#A8A2AE

Color harmonies

Complementary — #AAD47D:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.26:1 AA large only
Against black text6.45:1 AA

Best text color on #A67CD3: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #A67CD3

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 #A67CD3: ·

How #A67CD3 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #9493BEDeuteranopia · #9699B9Tritanopia · #A4ADAA

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 #A67CD3 rather than the exact color:

Dusty Ember
#E3D5F1 · #A87ED3 · #844BBE · #542E7B
Crystal Zephyr
#303FB4 · #A283CF · #D684DC · #DC8BB7
Vivid Saffron
#415CCB · #9E7AD8 · #C247C6 · #A83C6D
Scarlet Ruby Aurora
#5C8F2A · #B7D87B · #A472D5 · #D1B0E0
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#9E7AD8#A472D5#A074D7#A986D0#AE75DA#A078DE#A084CA#A084DC#9A80CC#AC71DD

Browse neighbouring colors

← #A67CD2  ·  #A67CD4 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #A67CD3?

#A67CD3 is Light Muted Purple, a purple color (RGB 166, 124, 211). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #A67CD3?

#A67CD3 is RGB 166, 124, 211 — HSL 269°, 50%, 66% — CMYK 21%, 41%, 0%, 17%.

What colors go with #A67CD3?

Its complement is #AAD47D; analogous partners are #7D7ED4 and #D27DD4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #A67CD3 for text?

Black text on #A67CD3 has a contrast ratio of 6.45:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.26:1.