Amethyst (A079D7) — 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 #A079D7

RGB rgb(160, 121, 215)

HSL hsl(265°, 54%, 66%)

CMYK C:26% M:44% Y:0% K:16%

Luminance 0.2646

WCAG Accessibility

On white 3.38:1

Aa — #A079D7

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 6.21:1

Aa — #A079D7

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#A079D7 #B0D779

Analogous

#7981D7 #A079D7 #CF79D7

Triadic

#A079D7 #D7A079 #79D7A0

Split-comp.

#A079D7 #D7CF79 #81D779

Tetradic

#A079D7 #D77981 #B0D779 #79D7CF

Monochromatic

#3D255F #6D42A9 #A282CE #BDA7DD #E6DEF2

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