Palettes / Colors / #A67EDD

#A67EDD — Light Purple

#A67EDD is a purple color we call Light Purple, closest to the named color Orchid (#DA70D6). It belongs to the purple family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: orchid (#DA70D6) — not an exact match. CSS orchid gives you #DA70D6, a different color; use #A67EDD 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.

#A67EDD 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 #B5DD7E; it also sits naturally between #7E86DD and #D57EDD. 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 87%

Cyan 25% · Magenta 43% · Yellow 0% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #A67EDD

.text { color: #A67EDD; }
.background { background-color: #A67EDD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #A67EDD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(166, 126, 221); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(265, 58%, 68%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #A67EDD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(166, 126, 221, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #A67EDD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(166, 126, 221, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#A67EDD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#A67EDD">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #B5DD7E:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #A67EDD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #A67EDD

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 #A67EDD 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 #A67EDD 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

← #A67EDC  ·  #A67EDE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #A67EDD?

#A67EDD is Light Purple, a purple color (RGB 166, 126, 221). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #A67EDD?

#A67EDD is RGB 166, 126, 221 — HSL 265°, 58%, 68% — CMYK 25%, 43%, 0%, 13%.

What colors go with #A67EDD?

Its complement is #B5DD7E; analogous partners are #7E86DD and #D57EDD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #A67EDD for text?

Black text on #A67EDD has a contrast ratio of 6.65:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.16:1.