Palettes / Colors / #987DCA

#987DCA — Muted Purple

#987DCA is a purple color we call Muted Purple, closest to the named color DarkGray (#A9A9A9). It belongs to the purple family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkgray (#A9A9A9) — not an exact match. CSS darkgray gives you #A9A9A9, a different color; use #987DCA 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.

#987DCA 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 #AFCA7D; it also sits naturally between #7D88CA and #BE7DCA. 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 79%

Cyan 25% · Magenta 38% · Yellow 0% · Key 21%

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

Previews

CSS code for #987DCA

.text { color: #987DCA; }
.background { background-color: #987DCA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #987DCA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(152, 125, 202); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(261, 42%, 64%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #987DCA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(152, 125, 202, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #987DCA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(152, 125, 202, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #AFCA7D:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #987DCA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #987DCA

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 #987DCA 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 #987DCA 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

← #987DC9  ·  #987DCB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #987DCA?

#987DCA is Muted Purple, a purple color (RGB 152, 125, 202). Its closest standard named color is DarkGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #987DCA?

#987DCA is RGB 152, 125, 202 — HSL 261°, 42%, 64% — CMYK 25%, 38%, 0%, 21%.

What colors go with #987DCA?

Its complement is #AFCA7D; analogous partners are #7D88CA and #BE7DCA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #987DCA for text?

Black text on #987DCA has a contrast ratio of 6.12:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.43:1.