Amethyst (A798B9) — 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 #A798B9

RGB rgb(167, 152, 185)

HSL hsl(267°, 19%, 66%)

CMYK C:10% M:18% Y:0% K:27%

Luminance 0.3486

WCAG Accessibility

On white 2.68:1

Aa — #A798B9

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 7.83:1

Aa — #A798B9

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#A798B9 #AAB998

Analogous

#9899B9 #A798B9 #B798B9

Triadic

#A798B9 #B9A798 #98B9A7

Split-comp.

#A798B9 #B9B798 #99B998

Tetradic

#A798B9 #B99899 #AAB998 #98B9B7

Monochromatic

#423C48 #746B80 #A8A0B0 #C1BCC7 #E8E6EA

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