Palettes / Colors / #A958DF

#A958DF — Purple

#A958DF is a purple color we call 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 #A958DF 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.

#A958DF 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 #8EDF58; it also sits naturally between #6558DF and #DF58D2. 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 66% · Green 35% · Blue 87%

Cyan 24% · Magenta 61% · Yellow 0% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #A958DF

.text { color: #A958DF; }
.background { background-color: #A958DF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #A958DF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(169, 88, 223); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(276, 68%, 61%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #A958DF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(169, 88, 223, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #A958DF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(169, 88, 223, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#A958DF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#A958DF">Div content here</div>

Shades of #A958DF

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #8EDF58:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #A958DF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #A958DF

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 #A958DF 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 #A958DF 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 #A958DF?

#A958DF is Purple, a purple color (RGB 169, 88, 223). Its closest standard named color is DarkOrchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #A958DF?

#A958DF is RGB 169, 88, 223 — HSL 276°, 68%, 61% — CMYK 24%, 61%, 0%, 13%.

What colors go with #A958DF?

Its complement is #8EDF58; analogous partners are #6558DF and #DF58D2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #A958DF for text?

Black text on #A958DF has a contrast ratio of 5.15:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.08:1.