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"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 #A79BB5
RGB rgb(167, 155, 181)
HSL hsl(268°, 15%, 66%)
CMYK C:8% M:14% Y:0% K:29%
Luminance 0.357
WCAG Accessibility
On white 2.63:1
Aa — #A79BB5
Secondary text
✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large
On black 8:1
Aa — #A79BB5
Secondary text
✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

All harmonies

Complementary
#A79BB5 #A9B59B
Analogous
#9B9CB5 #A79BB5 #B49BB5
Triadic
#A79BB5 #B5A79B #9BB5A7
Split-comp.
#A79BB5 #B5B49B #9CB59B
Tetradic
#A79BB5 #B59B9C #A9B59B #9BB5B4
Monochromatic
#423F46 #756F7B #A8A4AD #C2BFC5 #E8E7E9
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