Palettes / Colors / #A67EC6

#A67EC6 — Muted Purple

#A67EC6 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 #A67EC6 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.

#A67EC6 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 #A0C77F; it also sits naturally between #837FC7 and #C77FC3. 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 78%

Cyan 16% · Magenta 36% · Yellow 0% · Key 22%

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

Previews

CSS code for #A67EC6

.text { color: #A67EC6; }
.background { background-color: #A67EC6; }
.border { border: 3px solid #A67EC6; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(166, 126, 198); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(273, 39%, 64%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #A67EC6; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(166, 126, 198, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #A67EC6; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(166, 126, 198, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#A67EC6">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#A67EC6">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #A0C77F:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #A67EC6: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #A67EC6

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 #A67EC6 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 #A67EC6 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

← #A67EC5  ·  #A67EC7 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #A67EC6?

#A67EC6 is Muted Purple, a purple color (RGB 166, 126, 198). Its closest standard named color is DarkGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #A67EC6?

#A67EC6 is RGB 166, 126, 198 — HSL 273°, 39%, 64% — CMYK 16%, 36%, 0%, 22%.

What colors go with #A67EC6?

Its complement is #A0C77F; analogous partners are #837FC7 and #C77FC3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #A67EC6 for text?

Black text on #A67EC6 has a contrast ratio of 6.42:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.27:1.