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Amethyst
#A497BA
Amethyst
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"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 #A497BA
RGB rgb(164, 151, 186)
HSL hsl(262°, 20%, 66%)
CMYK C:12% M:19% Y:0% K:27%
Luminance 0.3424
WCAG Accessibility
On white 2.72:1
Aa — #A497BA
Secondary text
✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large
On black 7.71:1
Aa — #A497BA
Secondary text
✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

All harmonies

Complementary
#A497BA #ADBA97
Analogous
#979CBA #A497BA #B597BA
Triadic
#A497BA #BAA497 #97BAA4
Split-comp.
#A497BA #BAB597 #9CBA97
Tetradic
#A497BA #BA979C #ADBA97 #97BAB5
Monochromatic
#413C49 #726A81 #A6A0B1 #C0BCC8 #E7E6EA
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Soft Lavender
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