Amethyst (856ED6) — Shades, Harmonies, Palettes, CSS Code

"Amethyst"

Purple · Winter

🧠 Psychology

Color of trust and stability. Evokes professionalism, security and serenity.

✨ Uses

Finance, banking, enterprise, software, social networks.

Tip

Amethyst pairs ideally with #1C1B18 (dark text) and a neutral background for a modern, readable result.

Values

HEX #856ED6

RGB rgb(133, 110, 214)

HSL hsl(253°, 56%, 64%)

CMYK C:38% M:49% Y:0% K:16%

Luminance 0.2124

WCAG Accessibility

On white 4.04:1

Aa — #856ED6

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 5.2:1

Aa — #856ED6

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#856ED6 #C0D770

Analogous

#708DD7 #856ED6 #B970D7

Triadic

#856ED6 #D78670 #70D786

Split-comp.

#856ED6 #D7B970 #8DD770

Tetradic

#856ED6 #D7708D #C0D770 #70D7B9

Monochromatic

#2D2159 #533DA4 #8B79CD #AB9EDB #DCD6F0

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