Amethyst (8C66CC) — 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 #8C66CC

RGB rgb(140, 102, 204)

HSL hsl(262°, 50%, 60%)

CMYK C:31% M:50% Y:0% K:20%

Luminance 0.1963

WCAG Accessibility

On white 4.3:1

Aa — #8C66CC

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 4.89:1

Aa — #8C66CC

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#8C66CC #A7CC66

Analogous

#6674CC #8C66CC #BE66CC

Triadic

#8C66CC #CC8B66 #66CC8B

Split-comp.

#8C66CC #CCBE66 #74CC66

Tetradic

#8C66CC #CC6674 #A7CC66 #66CCBE

Monochromatic

#2E1F47 #5B3D8F #8E70C2 #AA94D1 #D5C9E8

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