Palettes / Colors / #985EA9

#985EA9 — Dusty Purple

#985EA9 is a purple color we call Dusty Purple, closest to the named color DarkOrchid (#9932CC). It belongs to the purple family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkorchid (#9932CC) — not an exact match. CSS darkorchid gives you #9932CC, a different color; use #985EA9 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.

#985EA9 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 #71A960; it also sits naturally between #7360A9 and #A96096. 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 66%

Cyan 10% · Magenta 44% · Yellow 0% · Key 34%

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

Previews

CSS code for #985EA9

.text { color: #985EA9; }
.background { background-color: #985EA9; }
.border { border: 3px solid #985EA9; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(152, 94, 169); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(286, 30%, 52%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #985EA9; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(152, 94, 169, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #985EA9; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(152, 94, 169, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#985EA9">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#985EA9">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #71A960:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #985EA9: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #985EA9

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 #985EA9 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 #985EA9 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 #985EA9?

#985EA9 is Dusty Purple, a purple color (RGB 152, 94, 169). Its closest standard named color is DarkOrchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #985EA9?

#985EA9 is RGB 152, 94, 169 — HSL 286°, 30%, 52% — CMYK 10%, 44%, 0%, 34%.

What colors go with #985EA9?

Its complement is #71A960; analogous partners are #7360A9 and #A96096. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #985EA9 for text?

White text on #985EA9 has a contrast ratio of 4.66:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.51:1.