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#A67DBC — Muted Purple

#A67DBC is a purple color we call Muted 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 #A67DBC 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.

#A67DBC 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 #92BB7C; it also sits naturally between #857CBB and #BB7CB2. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#A67DBC · RGB 166, 125, 188

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Color values

HEX#A67DBC
RGB166, 125, 188
HSL279°, 32%, 61%
HSV279°, 34%, 74%
CMYK12%, 34%, 0%, 26%
XYZ32.14, 26.41, 50.98
Yxy26.41, 0.2934, 0.2411
CIE-Lab58.42, 27.56, -26.99
Hunter Lab51.39, 24.84, -26.63

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 65% · Green 49% · Blue 74%

Cyan 12% · Magenta 34% · Yellow 0% · Key 26%

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

Previews

Sample text in #A67DBC on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #A67DBC on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #A67DBC

.text { color: #A67DBC; }
.background { background-color: #A67DBC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #A67DBC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(166, 125, 188); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(279, 32%, 61%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #A67DBC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(166, 125, 188, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #A67DBC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(166, 125, 188, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#A67DBC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#A67DBC">Div content here</div>

Shades of #A67DBC

#9768B1#8C57A8#7B4C94#6A4280#5C396F#4B2F5B#3B2447#2A1A32#1C1122#0B070D

Tints of #A67DBC

#AE89C2#B593C8#BEA1CE#C5ABD4#CFB8DB#D6C2E0#DFD0E7#E6DAEC#EFE7F3#F6F2F8

Tones of #A67DBC

#A481B6#A285B2#A18AAD#A08EA9#9E93A5#9D97A1

Color harmonies

Complementary — #92BB7C:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.34:1 AA large only
Against black text6.28:1 AA

Best text color on #A67DBC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #A67DBC

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 #A67DBC: ·

How #A67DBC looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #9494ADDeuteranopia · #979AA9Tritanopia · #A4A19E

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 #A67DBC rather than the exact color:

Palette E5df88
#E5DF88 · #E8E8E8 · #A37EBA · #4C4C4C
Ruby Marble
#4C2365 · #7F5D99 · #9E7EB5 · #C4A4DA
Palette 3b1e54
#3B1E54 · #9B7EBD · #D4BEE4 · #EEEEEE
Palette 5b0888
#5B0888 · #713ABE · #9D76C1 · #E5CFF7
Modern Ruby Horizon
#538878 · #5E698A · #A772B6 · #785158
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#9B7EBD#9D76C1#A772B6#A888B5#9F86B5#9B86BD#AC7FAF#AC87C5#9A87BB#9981B4

Browse neighbouring colors

← #A67DBB  ·  #A67DBD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #A67DBC?

#A67DBC is Muted Purple, a purple color (RGB 166, 125, 188). Its closest standard named color is DarkGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #A67DBC?

#A67DBC is RGB 166, 125, 188 — HSL 279°, 32%, 61% — CMYK 12%, 34%, 0%, 26%.

What colors go with #A67DBC?

Its complement is #92BB7C; analogous partners are #857CBB and #BB7CB2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #A67DBC for text?

Black text on #A67DBC has a contrast ratio of 6.28:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.34:1.