#8E6BFF · Amethyst

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#8E6BFF is a medium, highly saturated purple color, closest to Amethyst and near Amethyst and Blueberry. In OKLCH it has 64% lightness and 0.21 chroma at hue 290°. 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.

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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

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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.

--amethyst: #8E6BFF;

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