Amethyst (9771CD) — 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 #9771CD

RGB rgb(151, 113, 205)

HSL hsl(265°, 48%, 62%)

CMYK C:26% M:45% Y:0% K:20%

Luminance 0.2311

WCAG Accessibility

On white 3.78:1

Aa — #9771CD

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 5.56:1

Aa — #9771CD

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#9771CD #A6CD70

Analogous

#7077CD #9771CD #C570CD

Triadic

#9771CD #CD9670 #70CD96

Split-comp.

#9771CD #CDC570 #77CD70

Tetradic

#9771CD #CD7077 #A6CD70 #70CDC5

Monochromatic

#35234D #644294 #9879C3 #B39CD3 #DCD1EA

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