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#A67EBC — Muted Purple

#A67EBC 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 #A67EBC 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.

#A67EBC 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 #95BD7F; it also sits naturally between #887FBD and #BD7FB4. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#A67EBC · RGB 166, 126, 188

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Color values

HEX#A67EBC
RGB166, 126, 188
HSL279°, 32%, 62%
HSV279°, 33%, 74%
CMYK12%, 33%, 0%, 26%
XYZ32.26, 26.66, 51.02
Yxy26.66, 0.2935, 0.2425
CIE-Lab58.66, 26.99, -26.62
Hunter Lab51.63, 24.32, -26.23

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 65% · Green 49% · Blue 74%

Cyan 12% · Magenta 33% · Yellow 0% · Key 26%

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

Previews

Sample text in #A67EBC on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #A67EBC on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #A67EBC

.text { color: #A67EBC; }
.background { background-color: #A67EBC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #A67EBC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(166, 126, 188); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(279, 32%, 62%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #A67EBC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(166, 126, 188, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #A67EBC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(166, 126, 188, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#A67EBC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#A67EBC">Div content here</div>

Shades of #A67EBC

#9A6BB3#8C57A8#7E4E97#6D4483#5C396F#4B2F5B#3B2447#2D1C36#1C1122#0B070D

Tints of #A67EBC

#AE89C2#B897C9#BEA1CE#C8AED5#CFB8DB#D6C2E0#DFD0E7#E6DAEC#EFE7F3#F6F2F8

Tones of #A67EBC

#A684B8#A588B4#A38DB0#A291AC#A195A7#A099A3

Color harmonies

Complementary — #95BD7F:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

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

Best text color on #A67EBC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #A67EBC

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 #A67EBC: ·

How #A67EBC looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #9594ADDeuteranopia · #979AA9Tritanopia · #A4A19F

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 #A67EBC 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#9D76C1#A772B6#9B86BD#AC87C5#AC7FAF#9A87BB#9981B4

Browse neighbouring colors

← #A67EBB  ·  #A67EBD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #A67EBC?

#A67EBC is Muted Purple, a purple color (RGB 166, 126, 188). Its closest standard named color is DarkGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #A67EBC?

#A67EBC is RGB 166, 126, 188 — HSL 279°, 32%, 62% — CMYK 12%, 33%, 0%, 26%.

What colors go with #A67EBC?

Its complement is #95BD7F; analogous partners are #887FBD and #BD7FB4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #A67EBC for text?

Black text on #A67EBC has a contrast ratio of 6.33:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.32:1.