Amethyst (A08DC4) — 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 #A08DC4

RGB rgb(160, 141, 196)

HSL hsl(261°, 32%, 66%)

CMYK C:18% M:28% Y:0% K:23%

Luminance 0.311

WCAG Accessibility

On white 2.96:1

Aa — #A08DC4

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 7.1:1

Aa — #A08DC4

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#A08DC4 #B1C48D

Analogous

#8D95C4 #A08DC4 #BC8DC4

Triadic

#A08DC4 #C4A08D #8DC4A0

Split-comp.

#A08DC4 #C4BC8D #95C48D

Tetradic

#A08DC4 #C48D95 #B1C48D #8DC4BC

Monochromatic

#3E3451 #6E5B8F #A395BB #BEB4CF #E7E3ED

Suggested palettes for this hue.

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