Palettes / Colors / #A67EBA

#A67EBA — Dusty Purple

#A67EBA 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 #A67EBA 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.

#A67EBA 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 #92B97E; it also sits naturally between #887EB9 and #B97EAF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 65% · Green 49% · Blue 73%

Cyan 11% · Magenta 32% · Yellow 0% · Key 27%

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

Previews

CSS code for #A67EBA

.text { color: #A67EBA; }
.background { background-color: #A67EBA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #A67EBA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(166, 126, 186); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(280, 30%, 61%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #A67EBA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(166, 126, 186, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #A67EBA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(166, 126, 186, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#A67EBA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#A67EBA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #92B97E:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #A67EBA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #A67EBA

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:

How #A67EBA looks with color blindness

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

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:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #A67EBA rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #A67EBA?

#A67EBA is Dusty Purple, a purple color (RGB 166, 126, 186). Its closest standard named color is DarkGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #A67EBA?

#A67EBA is RGB 166, 126, 186 — HSL 280°, 30%, 61% — CMYK 11%, 32%, 0%, 27%.

What colors go with #A67EBA?

Its complement is #92B97E; analogous partners are #887EB9 and #B97EAF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #A67EBA for text?

Black text on #A67EBA has a contrast ratio of 6.31:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.33:1.