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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 #A699B8
RGB rgb(166, 153, 184)
HSL hsl(265°, 18%, 66%)
CMYK C:10% M:17% Y:0% K:28%
Luminance 0.3504
WCAG Accessibility
On white 2.67:1
Aa — #A699B8
Secondary text
✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large
On black 7.87:1
Aa — #A699B8
Secondary text
✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

All harmonies

Complementary
#A699B8 #ABB899
Analogous
#999BB8 #A699B8 #B599B8
Triadic
#A699B8 #B8A699 #99B8A6
Split-comp.
#A699B8 #B8B599 #9BB899
Tetradic
#A699B8 #B8999B #ABB899 #99B8B5
Monochromatic
#413D48 #746C7F #A7A1AF #C1BDC7 #E8E6EA
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