Amethyst (A18DC3) — 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 #A18DC3

RGB rgb(161, 141, 195)

HSL hsl(262°, 31%, 66%)

CMYK C:17% M:28% Y:0% K:24%

Luminance 0.3115

WCAG Accessibility

On white 2.95:1

Aa — #A18DC3

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 7.11:1

Aa — #A18DC3

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#A18DC3 #AFC38D

Analogous

#8D95C3 #A18DC3 #BC8DC3

Triadic

#A18DC3 #C3A18D #8DC3A1

Split-comp.

#A18DC3 #C3BC8D #95C38D

Tetradic

#A18DC3 #C38D95 #AFC38D #8DC3BC

Monochromatic

#3F3450 #6F5D8E #A396BB #BEB5CF #E7E3ED

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