Palettes / Colors / #A986BB

#A986BB — Dusty Purple

#A986BB is a purple color we call Dusty Purple, closest to the named color DarkGray (#A9A9A9). It belongs to the purple family.

#A986BB 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 #98BB86; it also sits naturally between #8F86BB and #BB86B2. 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 53% · Blue 73%

Cyan 10% · Magenta 28% · Yellow 0% · Key 27%

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

Previews

CSS code for #A986BB

.text { color: #A986BB; }
.background { background-color: #A986BB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #A986BB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(169, 134, 187); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(280, 28%, 63%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #A986BB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(169, 134, 187, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #A986BB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(169, 134, 187, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#A986BB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#A986BB">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #98BB86:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #A986BB: #000000.

How #A986BB 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 #A986BB 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 #A986BB?

#A986BB is Dusty Purple, a purple color (RGB 169, 134, 187). Its closest standard named color is DarkGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #A986BB?

#A986BB is RGB 169, 134, 187 — HSL 280°, 28%, 63% — CMYK 10%, 28%, 0%, 27%.

What colors go with #A986BB?

Its complement is #98BB86; analogous partners are #8F86BB and #BB86B2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #A986BB for text?

Black text on #A986BB has a contrast ratio of 6.81:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.08:1.