Amethyst (BBAFD0) — 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 #BBAFD0

RGB rgb(187, 175, 208)

HSL hsl(262°, 26%, 75%)

CMYK C:10% M:16% Y:0% K:18%

Luminance 0.466

WCAG Accessibility

On white 2.07:1

Aa — #BBAFD0

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 10.16:1

Aa — #BBAFD0

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#BBAFD0 #C4D0AF

Analogous

#AFB3D0 #BBAFD0 #CBAFD0

Triadic

#BBAFD0 #D0BBAF #AFD0BB

Split-comp.

#BBAFD0 #D0CBAF #B3D0AF

Tetradic

#BBAFD0 #D0AFB3 #C4D0AF #AFD0CB

Monochromatic

#554B68 #877A9F #BDB5C9 #D7D3DF #FFFFFF

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