Amethyst (875BC4) — 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 #F7F5F0 (off-white) and a neutral background for a modern, readable result.

Values

HEX #875BC4

RGB rgb(135, 91, 196)

HSL hsl(265°, 47%, 56%)

CMYK C:31% M:54% Y:0% K:23%

Luminance 0.1671

WCAG Accessibility

On white 4.86:1

Aa — #875BC4

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 4.32:1

Aa — #875BC4

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#875BC4 #98C45A

Analogous

#5A63C4 #875BC4 #BB5AC4

Triadic

#875BC4 #C4865A #5AC486

Split-comp.

#875BC4 #C4BB5A #63C45A

Tetradic

#875BC4 #C45A63 #98C45A #5AC4BB

Monochromatic

#261A38 #563A7E #8865B8 #A388C8 #CCBDE0

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