Palettes / Colors / #A680CB

#A680CB — Muted Purple

#A680CB is a purple color we call Muted Purple, closest to the named color DarkGray (#A9A9A9). It belongs to the purple family.

#A680CB 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 #A6CB80; it also sits naturally between #8080CB and #CB80CB. 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 50% · Blue 80%

Cyan 18% · Magenta 37% · Yellow 0% · Key 20%

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

Previews

CSS code for #A680CB

.text { color: #A680CB; }
.background { background-color: #A680CB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #A680CB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(166, 128, 203); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(270, 42%, 65%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #A680CB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(166, 128, 203, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #A680CB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(166, 128, 203, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#A680CB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#A680CB">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #A6CB80:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #A680CB: #000000.

How #A680CB 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 #A680CB 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 #A680CB?

#A680CB is Muted Purple, a purple color (RGB 166, 128, 203). Its closest standard named color is DarkGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #A680CB?

#A680CB is RGB 166, 128, 203 — HSL 270°, 42%, 65% — CMYK 18%, 37%, 0%, 20%.

What colors go with #A680CB?

Its complement is #A6CB80; analogous partners are #8080CB and #CB80CB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #A680CB for text?

Black text on #A680CB has a contrast ratio of 6.57:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.20:1.