#8E7DBE · near Amethyst

#8E7DBE (RGB 142, 125, 190) is a medium, moderately saturated purple, closest to Amethyst and near Blue Gray and Slate. Purple suggests creativity, luxury and imagination; deep purples feel premium, light ones feel gentle, which makes #8E7DBE a natural choice for beauty, creative tools and premium products. It appears in 2 ColorSwoop palettes. In OKLCH it has 63% lightness and 0.10 chroma at hue 295°.

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HEX#8E7DBE

RGBrgb(142, 125, 190)

HSLhsl(256, 33%, 62%)

CMYK25, 34, 0, 25

CSS var--amethyst

Contrast3.6:1 white · 5.83:1 black

Similar named colors

Amethyst #9966CCBlue Gray #6699CCSlate #708090Warm Gray #8B8589Cornflower #6495ED

How to use #8E7DBE

Black text passes WCAG AA on #8E7DBE (5.83:1); white text does not (3.6:1).

For a calm scheme pair #8E7DBE with its analogous neighbors #7E8DBE and #AF7EBE; for contrast use its complement #ADBE7E as a small accent, and anchor everything with a neutral such as #1F1F24.

CSSSCSSTailwind

--amethyst: #8E7DBE;

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Shades & tints

#1C1926#39324C#554B72#726498#8E7DBE#A597CB#BBB1D8#D2CBE5#E8E5F2

Color harmonies for #8E7DBE

Complementary

#8E7DBE#ADBE7E

Analogous

#8E7DBE#7E8DBE#AF7EBE

Triadic

#8E7DBE#BE8F7E#7EBE8F

Split complementary

#8E7DBE#BEAF7E#8DBE7E

Tetradic

#8E7DBE#BE7E8D#ADBE7E#7EBEAF