Palettes / Colors / #AA85BC

#AA85BC — Dusty Purple

#AA85BC is a purple color we call Dusty 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 #AA85BC 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.

#AA85BC 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 #98BC85; it also sits naturally between #8E85BC and #BC85B3. 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 67% · Green 52% · Blue 74%

Cyan 10% · Magenta 29% · Yellow 0% · Key 26%

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

Previews

CSS code for #AA85BC

.text { color: #AA85BC; }
.background { background-color: #AA85BC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AA85BC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(170, 133, 188); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(280, 29%, 63%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AA85BC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(170, 133, 188, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AA85BC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(170, 133, 188, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#AA85BC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AA85BC">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #98BC85:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #AA85BC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AA85BC

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 #AA85BC 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 #AA85BC 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 #AA85BC?

#AA85BC is Dusty Purple, a purple color (RGB 170, 133, 188). Its closest standard named color is DarkGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AA85BC?

#AA85BC is RGB 170, 133, 188 — HSL 280°, 29%, 63% — CMYK 10%, 29%, 0%, 26%.

What colors go with #AA85BC?

Its complement is #98BC85; analogous partners are #8E85BC and #BC85B3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AA85BC for text?

Black text on #AA85BC has a contrast ratio of 6.79:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.09:1.