Amethyst (9D78D9) — Shades, Harmonies, Palettes, CSS Code

"Amethyst"

Purple · Spring

🧠 Psychology

Color of mystery and creativity. Evokes luxury, spirituality and originality.

✨ Uses

Luxury, beauty, spirituality, creative tech, gaming.

Tip

Amethyst pairs ideally with #1C1B18 (dark text) and a neutral background for a modern, readable result.

Values

HEX #9D78D9

RGB rgb(157, 120, 217)

HSL hsl(263°, 56%, 66%)

CMYK C:28% M:45% Y:0% K:15%

Luminance 0.26

WCAG Accessibility

On white 3.43:1

Aa — #9D78D9

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 6.12:1

Aa — #9D78D9

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#9D78D9 #B4D978

Analogous

#7883D9 #9D78D9 #CE78D9

Triadic

#9D78D9 #D99D78 #78D99D

Split-comp.

#9D78D9 #D9CE78 #83D978

Tetradic

#9D78D9 #D97883 #B4D978 #78D9CE

Monochromatic

#3B2461 #693FAB #9F80D0 #BBA6DE #E6DDF3

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