Amethyst (9660D6) — 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 #9660D6

RGB rgb(150, 96, 214)

HSL hsl(267°, 59%, 61%)

CMYK C:30% M:55% Y:0% K:16%

Luminance 0.1986

WCAG Accessibility

On white 4.25:1

Aa — #9660D6

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 4.94:1

Aa — #9660D6

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#9660D6 #A1D661

Analogous

#6167D6 #9660D6 #D061D6

Triadic

#9660D6 #D69661 #61D696

Split-comp.

#9660D6 #D6D061 #67D661

Tetradic

#9660D6 #D66167 #A1D661 #61D6D0

Monochromatic

#331B50 #63359C #976BCC #B191D9 #DACAED

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