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#A67ECB — Muted Purple

#A67ECB 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 #A67ECB 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.

#A67ECB 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 #A4CC7F; it also sits naturally between #817FCC and #CC7FCB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#A67ECB · RGB 166, 126, 203

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Color values

HEX#A67ECB
RGB166, 126, 203
HSL271°, 43%, 65%
HSV271°, 38%, 80%
CMYK18%, 38%, 0%, 20%
XYZ33.97, 27.34, 59.99
Yxy27.34, 0.2800, 0.2254
CIE-Lab59.29, 30.30, -34.15
Hunter Lab52.29, 27.67, -35.58

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 65% · Green 49% · Blue 80%

Cyan 18% · Magenta 38% · Yellow 0% · Key 20%

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

Previews

Sample text in #A67ECB on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #A67ECB on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #A67ECB

.text { color: #A67ECB; }
.background { background-color: #A67ECB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #A67ECB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(166, 126, 203); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(271, 43%, 65%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #A67ECB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(166, 126, 203, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #A67ECB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(166, 126, 203, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#A67ECB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#A67ECB">Div content here</div>

Shades of #A67ECB

#9869C3#8954BB#7A44AB#6A3C96#5B3380#482966#392050#29173A#1A0F24#0A060F

Tints of #A67ECB

#AF8AD0#B695D5#BEA0D9#C5ABDE#CFBAE3#D7C5E8#DED0EC#E6DBF0#EDE5F5#F5F0F9

Tones of #A67ECB

#A785C7#A78AC1#A68FBC#A696B6#A69BB0#A6A0AB

Color harmonies

Complementary — #A4CC7F:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.25:1 AA large only
Against black text6.47:1 AA

Best text color on #A67ECB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #A67ECB

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 #A67ECB: ·

How #A67ECB looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #9594B8Deuteranopia · #979AB4Tritanopia · #A4AAA6

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 #A67ECB rather than the exact color:

Crystal Zephyr
#303FB4 · #A283CF · #D684DC · #DC8BB7
Dusty Ember
#E3D5F1 · #A87ED3 · #844BBE · #542E7B
Palette 645caa
#645CAA · #A084CA · #BFACE0 · #EBC7E8
Gentle Ruby Terrace
#636DD0 · #A986D0 · #AB4BA6 · #892E51
Tender Terrace
#9A80CC · #A348B7 · #97417E · #B9445F
Palette 756ab6
#756AB6 · #AC87C5 · #E0AED0 · #FFE5E5

Similar colors

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

#A283CF#A87ED3#A084CA#A986D0#9A80CC#AC87C5#AD88C6#AF88C9#9D76C1#A472D5#9E7AD8#A074D7

Browse neighbouring colors

← #A67ECA  ·  #A67ECC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #A67ECB?

#A67ECB is Muted Purple, a purple color (RGB 166, 126, 203). Its closest standard named color is DarkGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #A67ECB?

#A67ECB is RGB 166, 126, 203 — HSL 271°, 43%, 65% — CMYK 18%, 38%, 0%, 20%.

What colors go with #A67ECB?

Its complement is #A4CC7F; analogous partners are #817FCC and #CC7FCB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #A67ECB for text?

Black text on #A67ECB has a contrast ratio of 6.47:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.25:1.