Amethyst (9F8EC0) — 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 #9F8EC0

RGB rgb(159, 142, 192)

HSL hsl(260°, 28%, 65%)

CMYK C:17% M:26% Y:0% K:25%

Luminance 0.3112

WCAG Accessibility

On white 2.96:1

Aa — #9F8EC0

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 7.1:1

Aa — #9F8EC0

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#9F8EC0 #AEBF8D

Analogous

#8D95BF #9F8EC0 #B68DBF

Triadic

#9F8EC0 #BF9D8D #8DBF9D

Split-comp.

#9F8EC0 #BFB68D #95BF8D

Tetradic

#9F8EC0 #BF8D95 #AEBF8D #8DBFB6

Monochromatic

#3C344B #6C5E87 #A096B6 #BBB4CB #E4E1EA

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