Amethyst (A278D9) — 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 #A278D9

RGB rgb(162, 120, 217)

HSL hsl(266°, 56%, 66%)

CMYK C:25% M:45% Y:0% K:15%

Luminance 0.2652

WCAG Accessibility

On white 3.37:1

Aa — #A278D9

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 6.22:1

Aa — #A278D9

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#A278D9 #AFD978

Analogous

#787ED9 #A278D9 #D278D9

Triadic

#A278D9 #D9A278 #78D9A2

Split-comp.

#A278D9 #D9D278 #7ED978

Tetradic

#A278D9 #D9787E #AFD978 #78D9D2

Monochromatic

#3E2461 #6E3FAB #A380D0 #BEA6DE #E7DDF3

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