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#A67BC1 Color

#A67BC1 is rgb(166, 123, 193) in RGB, hsl(277, 36%, 62%) in HSL, and about cmyk(14%, 36%, 0%, 24%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Purple Mountain Majesty (#9678B6), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.58. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A67BC1
HEX#A67BC1
RGBrgb(166, 123, 193)
HSLhsl(277, 36%, 62%)
HSVhsv(277, 36%, 76%)
CMYKcmyk(14%, 36%, 0%, 24%)
OKLCHoklch(65.1% 0.112 311.7)
LABlab(57.96% 26.97 -30.30)
LCHlch(57.96% 40.57 311.68)

What #A67BC1 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #A67BC1, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 6.58Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 6.85African Violet#B284BEΔE 7.76Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 8.16Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 9.39Lavender (Floral)#B57EDCΔE 13.02

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every purple in the library.

#A67BC1 Channel Values

How #A67BC1 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 166 · G 123 · B 1938-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 277° · S 36% · L 62%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 277° · S 36% · V 76%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 14% · M 36% · Y 0% · K 24%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.37:1 vs white · 6.22:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A67BC1 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text3.37:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.22:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A67BC1 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A67BC1

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A67BC1; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A67BC1
Complementary
#96C17B
Analogous
#837BC1
Analogous
#C17BB9
Triadic
#C1A67B
Triadic
#7BC1A6
Split comp.
#B9C17B
Split comp.
#7BC183

Tints & Shades of #A67BC1

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#B28DC9
#BE9ED1
#C9AFD9
#D7C4E3
#E3D5EB
#EFE7F4

Shades

#945FB4
#7C499C
#663C80
#502F65
#3A2249
#21142A

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A67BC1.

How #A67BC1 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#A67BC1
Protanopia#8484C1
Protanomaly#9380C1
Deuteranopia#8B8BC0
Deuteranomaly#9785C1
Tritanopia#9D8787
Tritanomaly#A182A1
Achromatopsia#8C8C8C

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A67BC1 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-a67bc1: #A67BC1;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A67BC1;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a67bc1': '#A67BC1' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.651, green: 0.482, blue: 0.757)
Android XML<color name="color_a67bc1">#A67BC1</color>
SVG fillfill="#A67BC1"

More Purple Colors

#A67BC1 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#A67BC1 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A67BC1?

#A67BC1 is a light purple — rgb(166, 123, 193) in RGB and hsl(277, 36%, 62%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Purple Mountain Majesty (#9678B6), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.58.

What is the RGB value of #A67BC1?

#A67BC1 is rgb(166, 123, 193) — red 166, green 123, and blue 193 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A67BC1?

#A67BC1 converts to approximately cmyk(14%, 36%, 0%, 24%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A67BC1 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A67BC1 scores 3.37:1 against white and 6.22:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A67BC1 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A67BC1 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is plum (#DDA0DD) at a CIE76 distance of 17.95, which is visibly different.

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