Amethyst (A46CE4) — 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 #A46CE4

RGB rgb(164, 108, 228)

HSL hsl(268°, 69%, 66%)

CMYK C:28% M:53% Y:0% K:11%

Luminance 0.245

WCAG Accessibility

On white 3.59:1

Aa — #A46CE4

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 5.84:1

Aa — #A46CE4

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#A46CE4 #ACE46C

Analogous

#6C70E4 #A46CE4 #E06CE4

Triadic

#A46CE4 #E4A46C #6CE4A4

Split-comp.

#A46CE4 #E4E06C #70E46C

Tetradic

#A46CE4 #E46C70 #ACE46C #6CE4E0

Monochromatic

#401B69 #7130BB #A575DB #BF9EE6 #E7DBF6

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