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#A67DB2 — Dusty Purple

#A67DB2 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 #A67DB2 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.

#A67DB2 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 #88B27B; it also sits naturally between #8A7BB2 and #B27BA3. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#A67DB2 · RGB 166, 125, 178

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Color values

HEX#A67DB2
RGB166, 125, 178
HSL286°, 26%, 59%
HSV286°, 30%, 70%
CMYK7%, 30%, 0%, 30%
XYZ31.10, 25.99, 45.50
Yxy25.99, 0.3031, 0.2533
CIE-Lab58.03, 25.45, -21.89
Hunter Lab50.98, 22.74, -20.77

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 65% · Green 49% · Blue 70%

Cyan 7% · Magenta 30% · Yellow 0% · Key 30%

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

Previews

Sample text in #A67DB2 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #A67DB2 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #A67DB2

.text { color: #A67DB2; }
.background { background-color: #A67DB2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #A67DB2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(166, 125, 178); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(286, 26%, 59%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #A67DB2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(166, 125, 178, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #A67DB2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(166, 125, 178, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#A67DB2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#A67DB2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #A67DB2

#9A6BA8#8B5B9A#7D518A#6B4677#5D3C67#4B3154#3D2843#2C1C30#1D1320#0C080D

Tints of #A67DB2

#AE88B9#B492BF#BD9FC6#C6ABCE#CFB8D5#D5C2DB#DECFE3#E7DCEA#EDE5F0#F6F2F7

Tones of #A67DB2

#A37FAD#A183AA#9F87A6#9D8BA2#9A8F9E#99929B

Color harmonies

Complementary — #88B27B:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.39:1 AA large only
Against black text6.20:1 AA

Best text color on #A67DB2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #A67DB2

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 #A67DB2: ·

How #A67DB2 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #9494A5Deuteranopia · #979AA2Tritanopia · #A49B99

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 slate 500 · #64748BTailwind zinc 500 · #71717A

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #A67DB2 rather than the exact color:

Modern Tempest
#AC7FAF · #734153 · #C5A490 · #A6AE51
Rustic Mirage
#96C481 · #689C90 · #5C648E · #A87BAB
Ruby Marble
#4C2365 · #7F5D99 · #9E7EB5 · #C4A4DA
Palette E5df88
#E5DF88 · #E8E8E8 · #A37EBA · #4C4C4C
Cosmic Ruby Petal
#4CA289 · #98AFC4 · #5F4C96 · #AD79AC
Crystal Ruby Mosaic
#A482A9 · #A96988 · #BD8579 · #BDB06F

Similar colors

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

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #A67DB1  ·  #A67DB3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #A67DB2?

#A67DB2 is Dusty Purple, a purple color (RGB 166, 125, 178). Its closest standard named color is DarkGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #A67DB2?

#A67DB2 is RGB 166, 125, 178 — HSL 286°, 26%, 59% — CMYK 7%, 30%, 0%, 30%.

What colors go with #A67DB2?

Its complement is #88B27B; analogous partners are #8A7BB2 and #B27BA3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #A67DB2 for text?

Black text on #A67DB2 has a contrast ratio of 6.20:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.39:1.