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#A67DC2 — Muted Purple

#A67DC2 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 #A67DC2 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.

#A67DC2 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 #9AC37F; it also sits naturally between #857FC3 and #C37FBC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#A67DC2 · RGB 166, 125, 194

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Color values

HEX#A67DC2
RGB166, 125, 194
HSL276°, 36%, 63%
HSV276°, 36%, 76%
CMYK14%, 36%, 0%, 24%
XYZ32.80, 26.67, 54.46
Yxy26.67, 0.2879, 0.2341
CIE-Lab58.67, 28.86, -30.02
Hunter Lab51.64, 26.16, -30.31

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 65% · Green 49% · Blue 76%

Cyan 14% · Magenta 36% · Yellow 0% · Key 24%

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

Previews

Sample text in #A67DC2 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #A67DC2 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #A67DC2

.text { color: #A67DC2; }
.background { background-color: #A67DC2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #A67DC2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(166, 125, 194); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(276, 36%, 63%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #A67DC2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(166, 125, 194, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #A67DC2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(166, 125, 194, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#A67DC2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#A67DC2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #A67DC2

#996AB9#8B55AF#7B499C#6B4087#5D3776#4D2E61#3C244C#2C1A37#1B1023#0B070E

Tints of #A67DC2

#AF89C8#B897CE#BFA1D3#C6ACD8#D0BADE#D7C4E3#DECEE8#E5D9ED#EEE7F4#F6F1F8

Tones of #A67DC2

#A683BE#A688B9#A58DB4#A392AF#A397AA#A29CA5

Color harmonies

Complementary — #9AC37F:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.32:1 AA large only
Against black text6.33:1 AA

Best text color on #A67DC2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #A67DC2

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 #A67DC2: ·

How #A67DC2 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #9494B1Deuteranopia · #979AADTritanopia · #A4A4A1

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 #A67DC2 rather than the exact color:

Palette E5df88
#E5DF88 · #E8E8E8 · #A37EBA · #4C4C4C
Palette 5b0888
#5B0888 · #713ABE · #9D76C1 · #E5CFF7
Palette 756ab6
#756AB6 · #AC87C5 · #E0AED0 · #FFE5E5
Palette 3b1e54
#3B1E54 · #9B7EBD · #D4BEE4 · #EEEEEE
Palette 645caa
#645CAA · #A084CA · #BFACE0 · #EBC7E8
Palette Ffe6e6
#FFE6E6 · #E1AFD1 · #AD88C6 · #7469B6

Similar colors

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

#A37EBA#9D76C1#AC87C5#9B7EBD#A084CA#AD88C6#A283CF#9B86BD#9E7EB5#AF88C9#9A80CC#A16EBE

Browse neighbouring colors

← #A67DC1  ·  #A67DC3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #A67DC2?

#A67DC2 is Muted Purple, a purple color (RGB 166, 125, 194). Its closest standard named color is DarkGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #A67DC2?

#A67DC2 is RGB 166, 125, 194 — HSL 276°, 36%, 63% — CMYK 14%, 36%, 0%, 24%.

What colors go with #A67DC2?

Its complement is #9AC37F; analogous partners are #857FC3 and #C37FBC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #A67DC2 for text?

Black text on #A67DC2 has a contrast ratio of 6.33:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.32:1.