Palettes / Colors / #985EA6

#985EA6 — Dusty Purple

#985EA6 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 #985EA6 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.

#985EA6 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 #6CA65E; it also sits naturally between #745EA6 and #A65E91. 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 37% · Blue 65%

Cyan 8% · Magenta 43% · Yellow 0% · Key 35%

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

Previews

CSS code for #985EA6

.text { color: #985EA6; }
.background { background-color: #985EA6; }
.border { border: 3px solid #985EA6; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(152, 94, 166); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(288, 29%, 51%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #985EA6; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(152, 94, 166, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #985EA6; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(152, 94, 166, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#985EA6">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#985EA6">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #6CA65E:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #985EA6: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #985EA6

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 #985EA6 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 #985EA6 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 #985EA6?

#985EA6 is Dusty Purple, a purple color (RGB 152, 94, 166). Its closest standard named color is Gray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #985EA6?

#985EA6 is RGB 152, 94, 166 — HSL 288°, 29%, 51% — CMYK 8%, 43%, 0%, 35%.

What colors go with #985EA6?

Its complement is #6CA65E; analogous partners are #745EA6 and #A65E91. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #985EA6 for text?

White text on #985EA6 has a contrast ratio of 4.68:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.49:1.