Amethyst (8E7EBA) — Shades, Harmonies, Palettes, CSS Code

"Amethyst"

Purple · Winter

🧠 Psychology

Color of trust and stability. Evokes professionalism, security and serenity.

✨ Uses

Finance, banking, enterprise, software, social networks.

Tip

Amethyst pairs ideally with #1C1B18 (dark text) and a neutral background for a modern, readable result.

Values

HEX #8E7EBA

RGB rgb(142, 126, 186)

HSL hsl(256°, 30%, 61%)

CMYK C:24% M:32% Y:0% K:27%

Luminance 0.2464

WCAG Accessibility

On white 3.59:1

Aa — #8E7EBA

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 5.84:1

Aa — #8E7EBA

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#8E7EBA #A9B97E

Analogous

#7E8CB9 #8E7EBA #AB7EB9

Triadic

#8E7EBA #B98E7E #7EB98E

Split-comp.

#8E7EBA #B9AB7E #8CB97E

Tetradic

#8E7EBA #B97E8C #A9B97E #7EB9AB

Monochromatic

#312B40 #5F547D #9288AF #AEA6C4 #D8D4E2

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