Palettes / Colors / #985DA5

#985DA5 — Dusty Purple

#985DA5 is a purple color we call Dusty Purple, closest to the named color Gray (#808080). It belongs to the purple family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: gray (#808080) — not an exact match. CSS gray gives you #808080, a different color; use #985DA5 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.

#985DA5 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 #6BA65E; it also sits naturally between #755EA6 and #A65E8F. 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 65%

Cyan 8% · Magenta 44% · Yellow 0% · Key 35%

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

Previews

CSS code for #985DA5

.text { color: #985DA5; }
.background { background-color: #985DA5; }
.border { border: 3px solid #985DA5; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(152, 93, 165); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(289, 29%, 51%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #985DA5; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(152, 93, 165, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #985DA5; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(152, 93, 165, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#985DA5">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#985DA5">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #6BA65E:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #985DA5: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #985DA5

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 #985DA5 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 #985DA5 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 #985DA5?

#985DA5 is Dusty Purple, a purple color (RGB 152, 93, 165). Its closest standard named color is Gray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #985DA5?

#985DA5 is RGB 152, 93, 165 — HSL 289°, 29%, 51% — CMYK 8%, 44%, 0%, 35%.

What colors go with #985DA5?

Its complement is #6BA65E; analogous partners are #755EA6 and #A65E8F. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #985DA5 for text?

White text on #985DA5 has a contrast ratio of 4.73:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.44:1.