Amethyst (A28CC5) — 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 #A28CC5

RGB rgb(162, 140, 197)

HSL hsl(263°, 33%, 66%)

CMYK C:18% M:29% Y:0% K:23%

Luminance 0.3105

WCAG Accessibility

On white 2.96:1

Aa — #A28CC5

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 7.09:1

Aa — #A28CC5

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#A28CC5 #AFC58C

Analogous

#8C92C5 #A28CC5 #BE8CC5

Triadic

#A28CC5 #C5A28C #8CC5A2

Split-comp.

#A28CC5 #C5BE8C #92C58C

Tetradic

#A28CC5 #C58C92 #AFC58C #8CC5BE

Monochromatic

#3F3352 #6F5A90 #A494BC #BFB4D0 #E7E3ED

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