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#A67FD1 — Light Muted Purple

#A67FD1 is a purple color we call Light Muted 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 #A67FD1 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.

#A67FD1 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 #AAD180; it also sits naturally between #8081D1 and #D080D1. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#A67FD1 · RGB 166, 127, 209

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Color values

HEX#A67FD1
RGB166, 127, 209
HSL269°, 47%, 66%
HSV269°, 39%, 82%
CMYK21%, 39%, 0%, 18%
XYZ34.82, 27.89, 63.87
Yxy27.89, 0.2751, 0.2203
CIE-Lab59.79, 31.11, -36.75
Hunter Lab52.81, 28.56, -39.06

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 65% · Green 50% · Blue 82%

Cyan 21% · Magenta 39% · Yellow 0% · Key 18%

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

Previews

Sample text in #A67FD1 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #A67FD1 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #A67FD1

.text { color: #A67FD1; }
.background { background-color: #A67FD1; }
.border { border: 3px solid #A67FD1; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(166, 127, 209); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(269, 47%, 66%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #A67FD1; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(166, 127, 209, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #A67FD1; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(166, 127, 209, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#A67FD1">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#A67FD1">Div content here</div>

Shades of #A67FD1

#9769C9#8853C1#7640B0#67379A#582F83#49276D#3A1F56#28163C#190E25#0A050F

Tints of #A67FD1

#AF8BD5#B696D9#BEA1DD#C6ADE1#CEB8E5#D6C3E9#DDCEED#E5DAF1#EDE5F6#F5F0FA

Tones of #A67FD1

#A786CB#A78BC6#A891C0#A897BA#A89DB4#A8A2AE

Color harmonies

Complementary — #AAD180:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.19:1 AA large only
Against black text6.58:1 AA

Best text color on #A67FD1: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #A67FD1

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 #A67FD1: ·

How #A67FD1 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #9595BDDeuteranopia · #979AB8Tritanopia · #A4ADAA

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:

Tailwind purple 500 · #A855F7Tailwind violet 500 · #8B5CF6Material Grey 500 · #9E9E9E

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #A67FD1 rather than the exact color:

Dusty Ember
#E3D5F1 · #A87ED3 · #844BBE · #542E7B
Crystal Zephyr
#303FB4 · #A283CF · #D684DC · #DC8BB7
Gentle Ruby Terrace
#636DD0 · #A986D0 · #AB4BA6 · #892E51
Palette 645caa
#645CAA · #A084CA · #BFACE0 · #EBC7E8
Vivid Saffron
#415CCB · #9E7AD8 · #C247C6 · #A83C6D
Tender Terrace
#9A80CC · #A348B7 · #97417E · #B9445F

Similar colors

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

#A87ED3#A283CF#A986D0#A084CA#9E7AD8#9A80CC#A084DC#A472D5#A074D7#AF88C9#AC87C5#AE75DA

Browse neighbouring colors

← #A67FD0  ·  #A67FD2 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #A67FD1?

#A67FD1 is Light Muted Purple, a purple color (RGB 166, 127, 209). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #A67FD1?

#A67FD1 is RGB 166, 127, 209 — HSL 269°, 47%, 66% — CMYK 21%, 39%, 0%, 18%.

What colors go with #A67FD1?

Its complement is #AAD180; analogous partners are #8081D1 and #D080D1. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #A67FD1 for text?

Black text on #A67FD1 has a contrast ratio of 6.58:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.19:1.