Close to Royal Purple
#985DAD
#985DAD is a mid-tone, muted purple, close to the color Royal Purple. In RGB it’s made of 59.6% red, 36.5% green, and 67.8% blue. Its hue is 284°, with 33% saturation and 52% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Combinations from the color wheel, built around #985DAD.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
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4.50:1 AAThis color as text on white
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4.50:1 AAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #985DAD as they’d see it.
#985DAD in use
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Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #985DAD
What color is #985DAD?
#985DAD is a mid-tone, muted purple, close to the color Royal Purple. In RGB it’s made of 59.6% red, 36.5% green, and 67.8% blue. Its hue is 284°, with 33% saturation and 52% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #985DAD in RGB?
#985DAD is rgb(152, 93, 173): 152 red, 93 green, and 173 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #985DAD in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(12, 46, 0, 32). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #985DAD?
PANTONE 2574 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #985DAD?
Its complement #468233 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.