Palettes / Colors / #985DE9

#985DE9 — Purple

#985DE9 is a purple color we call Purple, closest to the named color DarkOrchid (#9932CC). It belongs to the purple family.

#985DE9 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 #AFE95D; it also sits naturally between #5D69E9 and #DD5DE9. 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 91%

Cyan 35% · Magenta 60% · Yellow 0% · Key 9%

Previews

CSS code for #985DE9

.text { color: #985DE9; }
.background { background-color: #985DE9; }
.border { border: 3px solid #985DE9; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(152, 93, 233); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(265, 76%, 64%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #985DE9; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(152, 93, 233, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #985DE9; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(152, 93, 233, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#985DE9">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#985DE9">Div content here</div>

Shades of #985DE9

Tints of #985DE9

Tones of #985DE9

Color harmonies

Complementary — #AFE95D:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #985DE9: #000000.

How #985DE9 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 #985DE9 or a close neighbour

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #985DE8  ·  #985DEA →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #985DE9?

#985DE9 is Purple, a purple color (RGB 152, 93, 233). Its closest standard named color is DarkOrchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #985DE9?

#985DE9 is RGB 152, 93, 233 — HSL 265°, 76%, 64% — CMYK 35%, 60%, 0%, 9%.

What colors go with #985DE9?

Its complement is #AFE95D; analogous partners are #5D69E9 and #DD5DE9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #985DE9 for text?

Black text on #985DE9 has a contrast ratio of 5.08:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.14:1.