Amethyst (987BC7) — 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 #987BC7

RGB rgb(152, 123, 199)

HSL hsl(263°, 40%, 63%)

CMYK C:24% M:38% Y:0% K:22%

Luminance 0.2538

WCAG Accessibility

On white 3.5:1

Aa — #987BC7

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 5.99:1

Aa — #987BC7

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#987BC7 #A9C67B

Analogous

#7B84C6 #987BC7 #BE7BC6

Triadic

#987BC7 #C6987B #7BC698

Split-comp.

#987BC7 #C6BE7B #84C67B

Tetradic

#987BC7 #C67B84 #A9C67B #7BC6BE

Monochromatic

#37294C #664D8F #9A84BD #B5A5CF #DED7EA

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