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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 #9E8CB2
RGB rgb(158, 140, 178)
HSL hsl(268°, 20%, 62%)
CMYK C:11% M:21% Y:0% K:30%
Luminance 0.2981
WCAG Accessibility
On white 3.07:1
Aa — #9E8CB2
Secondary text
✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large
On black 6.85:1
Aa — #9E8CB2
Secondary text
✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

All harmonies

Complementary
#9E8CB2 #9FB18B
Analogous
#8B8CB1 #9E8CB2 #B08BB1
Triadic
#9E8CB2 #B19D8B #8BB19D
Split-comp.
#9E8CB2 #B1B08B #8CB18B
Tetradic
#9E8CB2 #B18B8C #9FB18B #8BB1B0
Monochromatic
#38323E #6A6076 #9D94A8 #B7B0BF #DEDBE1
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