Amethyst (9976DB) — 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 #9976DB

RGB rgb(153, 118, 219)

HSL hsl(261°, 58%, 66%)

CMYK C:30% M:46% Y:0% K:14%

Luminance 0.252

WCAG Accessibility

On white 3.52:1

Aa — #9976DB

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 5.97:1

Aa — #9976DB

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#9976DB #B7DB76

Analogous

#7685DB #9976DB #CC76DB

Triadic

#9976DB #DB9976 #76DB99

Split-comp.

#9976DB #DBCC76 #85DB76

Tetradic

#9976DB #DB7685 #B7DB76 #76DBCC

Monochromatic

#392262 #643DAE #9C7FD2 #B9A4DF #E5DDF3

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