Palettes / Colors / #A67EE7

#A67EE7 — Light Purple

#A67EE7 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 #A67EE7 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.

#A67EE7 is a cool purple color associated with luxury, creativity and mystery. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #BFE77E; it also sits naturally between #7E8AE7 and #DB7EE7. 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 91%

Cyan 28% · Magenta 45% · Yellow 0% · Key 9%

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

Previews

CSS code for #A67EE7

.text { color: #A67EE7; }
.background { background-color: #A67EE7; }
.border { border: 3px solid #A67EE7; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(166, 126, 231); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(263, 69%, 70%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #A67EE7; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(166, 126, 231, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #A67EE7; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(166, 126, 231, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#A67EE7">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#A67EE7">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BFE77E:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #A67EE7: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #A67EE7

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 #A67EE7 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 #A67EE7 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #A67EE7?

#A67EE7 is Light Purple, a purple color (RGB 166, 126, 231). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #A67EE7?

#A67EE7 is RGB 166, 126, 231 — HSL 263°, 69%, 70% — CMYK 28%, 45%, 0%, 9%.

What colors go with #A67EE7?

Its complement is #BFE77E; analogous partners are #7E8AE7 and #DB7EE7. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #A67EE7 for text?

Black text on #A67EE7 has a contrast ratio of 6.76:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.11:1.