Palettes / Colors / #AC85BC

#AC85BC — Dusty Purple

#AC85BC is a purple color we call Dusty Purple, closest to the named color DarkGray (#A9A9A9). It belongs to the purple family.

#AC85BC 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 #95BC85; it also sits naturally between #9185BC and #BC85B0. 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 9% · Magenta 29% · Yellow 0% · Key 26%

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

Previews

CSS code for #AC85BC

.text { color: #AC85BC; }
.background { background-color: #AC85BC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AC85BC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(172, 133, 188); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(283, 29%, 63%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AC85BC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(172, 133, 188, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AC85BC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(172, 133, 188, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#AC85BC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AC85BC">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #95BC85:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #AC85BC: #000000.

How #AC85BC 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 #AC85BC 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 #AC85BC?

#AC85BC is Dusty Purple, a purple color (RGB 172, 133, 188). Its closest standard named color is DarkGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AC85BC?

#AC85BC is RGB 172, 133, 188 — HSL 283°, 29%, 63% — CMYK 9%, 29%, 0%, 26%.

What colors go with #AC85BC?

Its complement is #95BC85; analogous partners are #9185BC and #BC85B0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AC85BC for text?

Black text on #AC85BC has a contrast ratio of 6.84:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.07:1.