Amethyst (A46CE5) — 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 #A46CE5

RGB rgb(164, 108, 229)

HSL hsl(268°, 70%, 66%)

CMYK C:28% M:53% Y:0% K:10%

Luminance 0.2455

WCAG Accessibility

On white 3.59:1

Aa — #A46CE5

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 5.85:1

Aa — #A46CE5

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#A46CE5 #ACE56C

Analogous

#6C70E5 #A46CE5 #E16CE5

Triadic

#A46CE5 #E5A46C #6CE5A4

Split-comp.

#A46CE5 #E5E16C #70E56C

Tetradic

#A46CE5 #E56C70 #ACE56C #6CE5E1

Monochromatic

#401B6A #712FBC #A574DC #BF9DE7 #E7DAF6

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