Amethyst (9656E1) — 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 #9656E1

RGB rgb(150, 86, 225)

HSL hsl(268°, 70%, 61%)

CMYK C:33% M:62% Y:0% K:12%

Luminance 0.1864

WCAG Accessibility

On white 4.45:1

Aa — #9656E1

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 4.72:1

Aa — #9656E1

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#9656E1 #A0E156

Analogous

#565BE1 #9656E1 #DD56E1

Triadic

#9656E1 #E19756 #56E197

Split-comp.

#9656E1 #E1DD56 #5BE156

Tetradic

#9656E1 #E1565B #A0E156 #56E1DD

Monochromatic

#331556 #642AA7 #9860D7 #B289E1 #DAC6F1

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