Amethyst (9F78D9) — 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 #9F78D9

RGB rgb(159, 120, 217)

HSL hsl(264°, 56%, 66%)

CMYK C:27% M:45% Y:0% K:15%

Luminance 0.262

WCAG Accessibility

On white 3.41:1

Aa — #9F78D9

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 6.16:1

Aa — #9F78D9

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#9F78D9 #B2D978

Analogous

#7881D9 #9F78D9 #CF78D9

Triadic

#9F78D9 #D99F78 #78D99F

Split-comp.

#9F78D9 #D9CF78 #81D978

Tetradic

#9F78D9 #D97881 #B2D978 #78D9CF

Monochromatic

#3C2461 #6B3FAB #A080D0 #BCA6DE #E6DDF3

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