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#A67DBF — Muted Purple

#A67DBF 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 #A67DBF 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.

#A67DBF 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 #96BF7D; it also sits naturally between #857DBF and #BF7DB7. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#A67DBF · RGB 166, 125, 191

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Color values

HEX#A67DBF
RGB166, 125, 191
HSL277°, 34%, 62%
HSV277°, 35%, 75%
CMYK13%, 35%, 0%, 25%
XYZ32.46, 26.54, 52.70
Yxy26.54, 0.2906, 0.2376
CIE-Lab58.54, 28.20, -28.51
Hunter Lab51.51, 25.49, -28.46

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 65% · Green 49% · Blue 75%

Cyan 13% · Magenta 35% · Yellow 0% · Key 25%

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

Previews

Sample text in #A67DBF on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #A67DBF on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #A67DBF

.text { color: #A67DBF; }
.background { background-color: #A67DBF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #A67DBF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(166, 125, 191); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(277, 34%, 62%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #A67DBF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(166, 125, 191, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #A67DBF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(166, 125, 191, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#A67DBF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#A67DBF">Div content here</div>

Shades of #A67DBF

#9869B5#8A54AB#7C4C9A#6B4285#5B3871#4A2D5C#3A2348#2C1B37#1C1122#0B070E

Tints of #A67DBF

#AD87C4#B695CB#BD9FD0#C7ADD7#CEB7DC#D5C1E1#DECFE7#E5D9EC#EFE7F3#F6F1F8

Tones of #A67DBF

#A582BA#A487B5#A28CB1#A190AD#A094A8#9F99A3

Color harmonies

Complementary — #96BF7D:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.33:1 AA large only
Against black text6.31:1 AA

Best text color on #A67DBF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #A67DBF

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 #A67DBF: ·

How #A67DBF looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #9494AFDeuteranopia · #979AABTritanopia · #A4A2A0

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 #A67DBF 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#A084CA#9B86BD#AD88C6#A888B5#9F86B5#A16EBE

Browse neighbouring colors

← #A67DBE  ·  #A67DC0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #A67DBF?

#A67DBF is Muted Purple, a purple color (RGB 166, 125, 191). Its closest standard named color is DarkGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #A67DBF?

#A67DBF is RGB 166, 125, 191 — HSL 277°, 34%, 62% — CMYK 13%, 35%, 0%, 25%.

What colors go with #A67DBF?

Its complement is #96BF7D; analogous partners are #857DBF and #BF7DB7. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #A67DBF for text?

Black text on #A67DBF has a contrast ratio of 6.31:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.33:1.