Amethyst (987EC2) — 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 #987EC2

RGB rgb(152, 126, 194)

HSL hsl(263°, 36%, 63%)

CMYK C:22% M:35% Y:0% K:24%

Luminance 0.2593

WCAG Accessibility

On white 3.44:1

Aa — #987EC2

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 6.1:1

Aa — #987EC2

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#987EC2 #A9C37F

Analogous

#7F87C3 #987EC2 #BB7FC3

Triadic

#987EC2 #C3997F #7FC399

Split-comp.

#987EC2 #C3BB7F #87C37F

Tetradic

#987EC2 #C37F87 #A9C37F #7FC3BB

Monochromatic

#372B4A #67518A #9B88B9 #B6A8CC #DFD8E8

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