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#A67DBE — Muted Purple

#A67DBE 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 #A67DBE 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.

#A67DBE 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 #96BE7E; it also sits naturally between #877EBE and #BE7EB6. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#A67DBE · RGB 166, 125, 190

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Color values

HEX#A67DBE
RGB166, 125, 190
HSL278°, 33%, 62%
HSV278°, 34%, 75%
CMYK13%, 34%, 0%, 25%
XYZ32.35, 26.49, 52.12
Yxy26.49, 0.2916, 0.2387
CIE-Lab58.50, 27.99, -28.00
Hunter Lab51.47, 25.27, -27.85

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 65% · Green 49% · Blue 75%

Cyan 13% · Magenta 34% · Yellow 0% · Key 25%

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

Previews

Sample text in #A67DBE on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #A67DBE on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #A67DBE

.text { color: #A67DBE; }
.background { background-color: #A67DBE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #A67DBE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(166, 125, 190); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(278, 33%, 62%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #A67DBE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(166, 125, 190, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #A67DBE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(166, 125, 190, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#A67DBE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#A67DBE">Div content here</div>

Shades of #A67DBE

#996AB4#8B55AA#7D4D99#6C4384#5C3870#4B2E5C#3A2447#2C1B36#1C1122#0B070E

Tints of #A67DBE

#AE88C3#B796CA#BEA0CF#C7AED6#CEB8DB#D5C2E0#DED0E7#E5DAEC#EFE7F3#F6F1F8

Tones of #A67DBE

#A583B9#A487B5#A38CB1#A291AC#A095A7#9F99A3

Color harmonies

Complementary — #96BE7E:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.33:1 AA large only
Against black text6.30:1 AA

Best text color on #A67DBE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #A67DBE

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 #A67DBE: ·

How #A67DBE looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #9494AEDeuteranopia · #979AABTritanopia · #A4A29F

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 #A67DBE rather than the exact color:

Palette E5df88
#E5DF88 · #E8E8E8 · #A37EBA · #4C4C4C
Palette 3b1e54
#3B1E54 · #9B7EBD · #D4BEE4 · #EEEEEE
Palette 5b0888
#5B0888 · #713ABE · #9D76C1 · #E5CFF7
Ruby Marble
#4C2365 · #7F5D99 · #9E7EB5 · #C4A4DA
Palette 756ab6
#756AB6 · #AC87C5 · #E0AED0 · #FFE5E5
Modern Ruby Horizon
#538878 · #5E698A · #A772B6 · #785158

Similar colors

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

#A37EBA#9B7EBD#9D76C1#9E7EB5#AC87C5#A772B6#9B86BD#A888B5#9F86B5#A084CA#AD88C6#A16EBE

Browse neighbouring colors

← #A67DBD  ·  #A67DBF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #A67DBE?

#A67DBE is Muted Purple, a purple color (RGB 166, 125, 190). Its closest standard named color is DarkGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #A67DBE?

#A67DBE is RGB 166, 125, 190 — HSL 278°, 33%, 62% — CMYK 13%, 34%, 0%, 25%.

What colors go with #A67DBE?

Its complement is #96BE7E; analogous partners are #877EBE and #BE7EB6. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #A67DBE for text?

Black text on #A67DBE has a contrast ratio of 6.30:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.33:1.