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#A67EBB — Dusty Purple

#A67EBB 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 #A67EBB 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.

#A67EBB 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 #92BA7D; it also sits naturally between #867DBA and #BA7DB1. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#A67EBB · RGB 166, 126, 187

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Color values

HEX#A67EBB
RGB166, 126, 187
HSL279°, 31%, 61%
HSV279°, 33%, 73%
CMYK11%, 33%, 0%, 27%
XYZ32.16, 26.62, 50.46
Yxy26.62, 0.2944, 0.2437
CIE-Lab58.62, 26.77, -26.12
Hunter Lab51.59, 24.11, -25.63

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 65% · Green 49% · Blue 73%

Cyan 11% · Magenta 33% · Yellow 0% · Key 27%

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

Previews

Sample text in #A67EBB on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #A67EBB on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #A67EBB

.text { color: #A67EBB; }
.background { background-color: #A67EBB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #A67EBB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(166, 126, 187); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(279, 31%, 61%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #A67EBB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(166, 126, 187, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #A67EBB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(166, 126, 187, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#A67EBB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#A67EBB">Div content here</div>

Shades of #A67EBB

#9769B0#8B58A7#7B4D93#6A437F#5C3A6E#4B305A#3B2546#2A1A32#1C1221#0B070D

Tints of #A67EBB

#AE8AC1#B594C7#BEA1CE#C5ABD3#CEB9DA#D5C3DF#DFD0E6#E6DAEC#EFE8F3#F6F2F8

Tones of #A67EBB

#A481B6#A286B1#A18AAD#9F8FA8#9E93A5#9D98A0

Color harmonies

Complementary — #92BA7D:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

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

Best text color on #A67EBB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #A67EBB

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 #A67EBB: ·

How #A67EBB looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #9594ACDeuteranopia · #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 #A67EBB rather than the exact color:

Palette E5df88
#E5DF88 · #E8E8E8 · #A37EBA · #4C4C4C
Ruby Marble
#4C2365 · #7F5D99 · #9E7EB5 · #C4A4DA
Palette 3b1e54
#3B1E54 · #9B7EBD · #D4BEE4 · #EEEEEE
Palette 441752
#441752 · #8174A0 · #A888B5 · #EFB6C8
Palette 8174a0
#8174A0 · #A888B5 · #EFB6C8 · #FFD2A0
Wild Lagoon
#5B81B1 · #9F86B5 · #AE6088 · #775A43

Similar colors

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

#A37EBA#9E7EB5#9B7EBD#A888B5#9F86B5#A772B6#AC7FAF#9D76C1#9B86BD#AC87C5#9A87BB#9981B4

Browse neighbouring colors

← #A67EBA  ·  #A67EBC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #A67EBB?

#A67EBB is Dusty Purple, a purple color (RGB 166, 126, 187). Its closest standard named color is DarkGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #A67EBB?

#A67EBB is RGB 166, 126, 187 — HSL 279°, 31%, 61% — CMYK 11%, 33%, 0%, 27%.

What colors go with #A67EBB?

Its complement is #92BA7D; analogous partners are #867DBA and #BA7DB1. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #A67EBB for text?

Black text on #A67EBB has a contrast ratio of 6.32:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.32:1.