Amethyst (B285EA) — 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 #B285EA

RGB rgb(178, 133, 234)

HSL hsl(267°, 71%, 72%)

CMYK C:24% M:43% Y:0% K:8%

Luminance 0.327

WCAG Accessibility

On white 2.82:1

Aa — #B285EA

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 7.44:1

Aa — #B285EA

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#B285EA #BDEA85

Analogous

#858AEA #B285EA #E585EA

Triadic

#B285EA #EAB385 #85EAB3

Split-comp.

#B285EA #EAE585 #8AEA85

Tetradic

#B285EA #EA858A #BDEA85 #85EAE5

Monochromatic

#4D2083 #7D3ACF #B38CE3 #CEB5ED #F7F3FC

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