#9F86D9 · Amethyst

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#9F86D9 is a medium, moderately saturated purple color, closest to Amethyst and near Amethyst and Cornflower. In OKLCH it has 68% lightness and 0.12 chroma at hue 297°. Purple suggests creativity, luxury and imagination; deep purples feel premium, light ones feel gentle, which makes #9F86D9 a natural choice for beauty, creative tools and premium products. It appears in 1 ColorSwoop palette.

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HEX#9F86D9
RGBrgb(159, 134, 217)
HSLhsl(258, 52%, 69%)
CMYK27, 38, 0, 15
CSS var--amethyst
Contrast3.05:1 white · 6.89:1 black

Similar named colors

Amethyst #9966CCCornflower #6495EDBlue Gray #6699CCWisteria #C9A0DCOrchid #DA70D6

How to use #9F86D9

Black text passes WCAG AA on #9F86D9 (6.89:1); white text does not (3.05:1).

For a calm scheme pair #9F86D9 with its analogous neighbors #8797D9 and #C987D9; for contrast use its complement #C0D987 as a small accent, and anchor everything with a neutral such as #1F1F24.

--amethyst: #9F86D9;

Shades & tints

#201B2B#403657#5F5082#7F6BAE#9F86D9#B29EE1#C5B6E8#D9CFF0#ECE7F7

Color harmonies for #9F86D9

Complementary

#9F86D9#C0D987

Analogous

#9F86D9#8797D9#C987D9

Triadic

#9F86D9#D9A087#87D9A0

Split complementary

#9F86D9#D9C987#97D987

Tetradic

#9F86D9#D98797#C0D987#87D9C9

Palettes with #9F86D9