Amethyst (8C61DB) — 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 #8C61DB

RGB rgb(140, 97, 219)

HSL hsl(261°, 63%, 62%)

CMYK C:36% M:56% Y:0% K:14%

Luminance 0.1938

WCAG Accessibility

On white 4.33:1

Aa — #8C61DB

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 4.85:1

Aa — #8C61DB

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#8C61DB #B0DB61

Analogous

#6173DB #8C61DB #C961DB

Triadic

#8C61DB #DB8C61 #61DB8C

Split-comp.

#8C61DB #DBC961 #73DB61

Tetradic

#8C61DB #DB6173 #B0DB61 #61DBC9

Monochromatic

#2F1A56 #5A32A4 #8F6BD1 #AC92DD #D9CCEF

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