Palettes / Colors / #985DA4

#985DA4 — Dusty Pink

#985DA4 is a pink color we call Dusty Pink, closest to the named color Gray (#808080). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: gray (#808080) — not an exact match. CSS gray gives you #808080, a different color; use #985DA4 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.

#985DA4 is a cool pink color associated with playfulness, romance and softness. 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 #68A35C; it also sits naturally between #745CA3 and #A35C8B. 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 64%

Cyan 7% · Magenta 43% · Yellow 0% · Key 36%

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

Previews

CSS code for #985DA4

.text { color: #985DA4; }
.background { background-color: #985DA4; }
.border { border: 3px solid #985DA4; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(152, 93, 164); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(290, 28%, 50%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #985DA4; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(152, 93, 164, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #985DA4; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(152, 93, 164, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#985DA4">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#985DA4">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #68A35C:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #985DA4: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #985DA4

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 #985DA4 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 #985DA4 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 #985DA4?

#985DA4 is Dusty Pink, a pink color (RGB 152, 93, 164). Its closest standard named color is Gray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #985DA4?

#985DA4 is RGB 152, 93, 164 — HSL 290°, 28%, 50% — CMYK 7%, 43%, 0%, 36%.

What colors go with #985DA4?

Its complement is #68A35C; analogous partners are #745CA3 and #A35C8B. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #985DA4 for text?

White text on #985DA4 has a contrast ratio of 4.73:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.44:1.