#8B5CF6 · Amethyst

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#8B5CF6 is a medium, highly saturated purple color, closest to Amethyst and near Amethyst and Slate Blue. In OKLCH it has 61% lightness and 0.22 chroma at hue 293°. Purple suggests creativity, luxury and imagination; deep purples feel premium, light ones feel gentle, which makes #8B5CF6 a natural choice for beauty, creative tools and premium products. It appears in 1 ColorSwoop palette.

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HEX#8B5CF6
RGBrgb(139, 92, 246)
HSLhsl(258, 90%, 66%)
CMYK43, 63, 0, 4
CSS var--amethyst
Contrast4.23:1 white · 4.96:1 black

Similar named colors

Amethyst #9966CCSlate Blue #6A5ACDViolet #8F00FFIris #5A4FCFRoyal Blue #4169E1

How to use #8B5CF6

Black text passes WCAG AA on #8B5CF6 (4.96:1); white text does not (4.23:1).

For a calm scheme pair #8B5CF6 with its analogous neighbors #5A79F6 and #D75AF6; for contrast use its complement #C8F65A as a small accent, and anchor everything with a neutral such as #1F1F24.

--amethyst: #8B5CF6;

Shades & tints

#1C1231#382562#533794#6F4AC5#8B5CF6#A27DF8#B99DFA#D1BEFB#E8DEFD

Color harmonies for #8B5CF6

Complementary

#8B5CF6#C8F65A

Analogous

#8B5CF6#5A79F6#D75AF6

Triadic

#8B5CF6#F6895A#5AF689

Split complementary

#8B5CF6#F6D75A#79F65A

Tetradic

#8B5CF6#F65A79#C8F65A#5AF6D7

Palettes with #8B5CF6