Amethyst (8A5AE3) — 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 #8A5AE3

RGB rgb(138, 90, 227)

HSL hsl(261°, 71%, 62%)

CMYK C:39% M:60% Y:0% K:11%

Luminance 0.1833

WCAG Accessibility

On white 4.51:1

Aa — #8A5AE3

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 4.65:1

Aa — #8A5AE3

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#8A5AE3 #B3E359

Analogous

#596EE3 #8A5AE3 #CE59E3

Triadic

#8A5AE3 #E38959 #59E389

Split-comp.

#8A5AE3 #E3CE59 #6EE359

Tetradic

#8A5AE3 #E3596E #B3E359 #59E3CE

Monochromatic

#2E165A #582AAC #8C63D9 #AB8CE3 #D8CAF2

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