Palettes / Colors / #985CFA

#985CFA — Light Vivid Purple

#985CFA is a purple color we call Light Vivid Purple, closest to the named color BlueViolet (#8A2BE2). It belongs to the purple family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: blueviolet (#8A2BE2) — not an exact match. CSS blueviolet gives you #8A2BE2, a different color; use #985CFA 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.

#985CFA 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 #BDFA5C; it also sits naturally between #5C6EFA and #E75CFA. 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 60% · Green 36% · Blue 98%

Cyan 39% · Magenta 63% · Yellow 0% · Key 2%

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

Previews

CSS code for #985CFA

.text { color: #985CFA; }
.background { background-color: #985CFA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #985CFA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(152, 92, 250); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(263, 94%, 67%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #985CFA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(152, 92, 250, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #985CFA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(152, 92, 250, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#985CFA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#985CFA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BDFA5C:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #985CFA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #985CFA

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 #985CFA 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 #985CFA 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

← #985CF9  ·  #985CFB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #985CFA?

#985CFA is Light Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 152, 92, 250). Its closest standard named color is BlueViolet.

What is the RGB and HSL of #985CFA?

#985CFA is RGB 152, 92, 250 — HSL 263°, 94%, 67% — CMYK 39%, 63%, 0%, 2%.

What colors go with #985CFA?

Its complement is #BDFA5C; analogous partners are #5C6EFA and #E75CFA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #985CFA for text?

Black text on #985CFA has a contrast ratio of 5.25:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.00:1.