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Amethyst
#8E72BB
Amethyst
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#7C3AED
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Pop Violet
#9333EA
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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 #F7F5F0 (off-white) and a neutral background for a modern, readable result.
Values
HEX #8E72BB
RGB rgb(142, 114, 187)
HSL hsl(263°, 35%, 59%)
CMYK C:24% M:39% Y:0% K:27%
Luminance 0.2168
WCAG Accessibility
On white 3.98:1
Aa — #8E72BB
Secondary text
✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large
On black 5.27:1
Aa — #8E72BB
Secondary text
✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

All harmonies

Complementary
#8E72BB #9FBB72
Analogous
#727ABB #8E72BB #B372BB
Triadic
#8E72BB #BB8E72 #72BB8E
Split-comp.
#8E72BB #BBB372 #7ABB72
Tetradic
#8E72BB #BB727A #9FBB72 #72BBB3
Monochromatic
#2E243D #5E4B7C #907CB1 #AB9CC4 #D4CCE0
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Deep Violet
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Pop Violet
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Misty Violet
#EDE9FE
Night Indigo
#4C1D95
Plum
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