Amethyst (9C6CE5) — 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 #9C6CE5

RGB rgb(156, 108, 229)

HSL hsl(264°, 70%, 66%)

CMYK C:32% M:53% Y:0% K:10%

Luminance 0.2371

WCAG Accessibility

On white 3.69:1

Aa — #9C6CE5

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 5.69:1

Aa — #9C6CE5

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#9C6CE5 #B4E56C

Analogous

#6C78E5 #9C6CE5 #D96CE5

Triadic

#9C6CE5 #E59C6C #6CE59C

Split-comp.

#9C6CE5 #E5D96C #78E56C

Tetradic

#9C6CE5 #E56C78 #B4E56C #6CE5D9

Monochromatic

#3A1B6A #672FBC #9E74DC #BA9DE7 #E5DAF6

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