Amethyst (9E6CE5) — 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 #9E6CE5

RGB rgb(158, 108, 229)

HSL hsl(265°, 70%, 66%)

CMYK C:31% M:53% Y:0% K:10%

Luminance 0.2392

WCAG Accessibility

On white 3.66:1

Aa — #9E6CE5

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 5.73:1

Aa — #9E6CE5

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#9E6CE5 #B2E56C

Analogous

#6C76E5 #9E6CE5 #DB6CE5

Triadic

#9E6CE5 #E59E6C #6CE59E

Split-comp.

#9E6CE5 #E5DB6C #76E56C

Tetradic

#9E6CE5 #E56C76 #B2E56C #6CE5DB

Monochromatic

#3C1B6A #6A2FBC #A074DC #BC9DE7 #E6DAF6

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