#8E6BFF · near Amethyst

#8E6BFF (RGB 142, 107, 255) is a medium, highly saturated purple, closest to Amethyst and near Blueberry and Slate Blue. Purple suggests creativity, luxury and imagination; deep purples feel premium, light ones feel gentle, which makes #8E6BFF a natural choice for beauty, creative tools and premium products. It appears in 4 ColorSwoop palettes. In OKLCH it has 64% lightness and 0.21 chroma at hue 290°.

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HEX#8E6BFF

RGBrgb(142, 107, 255)

HSLhsl(254, 100%, 71%)

CMYK44, 58, 0, 0

CSS var--amethyst

Contrast3.69:1 white · 5.7:1 black

Similar named colors

Amethyst #9966CCBlueberry #4F86F7Slate Blue #6A5ACDRoyal Blue #4169E1Cornflower #6495ED

How to use #8E6BFF

Black text passes WCAG AA on #8E6BFF (5.7:1); white text does not (3.69:1).

For a calm scheme pair #8E6BFF with its analogous neighbors #6B93FF and #D86BFF; for contrast use its complement #DCFF6B as a small accent, and anchor everything with a neutral such as #1F1F24.

CSSSCSSTailwind

--amethyst: #8E6BFF;

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Shades & tints

#1C1533#392B66#554099#7256CC#8E6BFF#A589FF#BBA6FF#D2C4FF#E8E1FF

Color harmonies for #8E6BFF

Complementary

#8E6BFF#DCFF6B

Analogous

#8E6BFF#6B93FF#D86BFF

Triadic

#8E6BFF#FF8E6B#6BFF8E

Split complementary

#8E6BFF#FFD86B#93FF6B

Tetradic

#8E6BFF#FF6B93#DCFF6B#6BFFD8