Palettes / Colors / #987CA2

#987CA2 — Dusty Purple

#987CA2 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 #987CA2 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.

#987CA2 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 #86A27C; it also sits naturally between #857CA2 and #A27C99. 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 49% · Blue 64%

Cyan 6% · Magenta 23% · Yellow 0% · Key 36%

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

Previews

CSS code for #987CA2

.text { color: #987CA2; }
.background { background-color: #987CA2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #987CA2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(152, 124, 162); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(284, 17%, 56%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #987CA2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(152, 124, 162, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #987CA2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(152, 124, 162, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#987CA2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#987CA2">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #86A27C:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #987CA2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #987CA2

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 #987CA2 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 #987CA2 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 #987CA2?

#987CA2 is Dusty Purple, a purple color (RGB 152, 124, 162). Its closest standard named color is Gray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #987CA2?

#987CA2 is RGB 152, 124, 162 — HSL 284°, 17%, 56% — CMYK 6%, 23%, 0%, 36%.

What colors go with #987CA2?

Its complement is #86A27C; analogous partners are #857CA2 and #A27C99. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #987CA2 for text?

Black text on #987CA2 has a contrast ratio of 5.74:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.66:1.