#8E7CC3 · near Amethyst

#8E7CC3 (RGB 142, 124, 195) is a medium, moderately saturated purple, closest to Amethyst and near Blue Gray and Cornflower. Purple suggests creativity, luxury and imagination; deep purples feel premium, light ones feel gentle, which makes #8E7CC3 a natural choice for beauty, creative tools and premium products. It appears in 1 ColorSwoop palette. In OKLCH it has 63% lightness and 0.11 chroma at hue 295°.

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HEX#8E7CC3

RGBrgb(142, 124, 195)

HSLhsl(255, 37%, 63%)

CMYK27, 36, 0, 24

CSS var--amethyst

Contrast3.61:1 white · 5.82:1 black

Similar named colors

Amethyst #9966CCBlue Gray #6699CCCornflower #6495EDSteel Blue #4682B4Slate #708090

How to use #8E7CC3

Black text passes WCAG AA on #8E7CC3 (5.82:1); white text does not (3.61:1).

For a calm scheme pair #8E7CC3 with its analogous neighbors #7E8FC4 and #B27EC4; for contrast use its complement #B2C47E as a small accent, and anchor everything with a neutral such as #1F1F24.

CSSSCSSTailwind

--amethyst: #8E7CC3;

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Shades & tints

#1C1927#39324E#554A75#72639C#8E7CC3#A596CF#BBB0DB#D2CBE7#E8E5F3

Color harmonies for #8E7CC3

Complementary

#8E7CC3#B2C47E

Analogous

#8E7CC3#7E8FC4#B27EC4

Triadic

#8E7CC3#C48F7E#7EC48F

Split complementary

#8E7CC3#C4B27E#8FC47E

Tetradic

#8E7CC3#C47E8F#B2C47E#7EC4B2