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"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 #996EDE
RGB rgb(153, 110, 222)
HSL hsl(263°, 63%, 65%)
CMYK C:31% M:50% Y:0% K:13%
Luminance 0.2348
WCAG Accessibility
On white 3.72:1
Aa — #996EDE
Secondary text
✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large
On black 5.64:1
Aa — #996EDE
Secondary text
✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

All harmonies

Complementary
#996EDE #B3DE6E
Analogous
#6E7BDE #996EDE #D16EDE
Triadic
#996EDE #DE996E #6EDE99
Split-comp.
#996EDE #DED16E #7BDE6E
Tetradic
#996EDE #DE6E7B #B3DE6E #6EDED1
Monochromatic
#381E62 #6536B0 #9B76D5 #B79DE1 #E2D8F3
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Vibrant Mauve
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Night Indigo
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