Amethyst (A481CF) — 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 #A481CF

RGB rgb(164, 129, 207)

HSL hsl(267°, 45%, 66%)

CMYK C:21% M:38% Y:0% K:19%

Luminance 0.2859

WCAG Accessibility

On white 3.17:1

Aa — #A481CF

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 6.62:1

Aa — #A481CF

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#A481CF #ACCF81

Analogous

#8185CF #A481CF #CB81CF

Triadic

#A481CF #CFA481 #81CFA4

Split-comp.

#A481CF #CFCB81 #85CF81

Tetradic

#A481CF #CF8185 #ACCF81 #81CFCB

Monochromatic

#402B5A #714C9E #A58AC7 #C0ACD7 #E7E0F0

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