#B266FF · Amethyst

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#B266FF is a medium, highly saturated purple color, closest to Amethyst and near Amethyst and Orchid. In OKLCH it has 66% lightness and 0.22 chroma at hue 304°. Purple suggests creativity, luxury and imagination; deep purples feel premium, light ones feel gentle, which makes #B266FF a natural choice for beauty, creative tools and premium products. It appears in 4 ColorSwoop palettes.

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HEX#B266FF
RGBrgb(178, 102, 255)
HSLhsl(270, 100%, 70%)
CMYK30, 60, 0, 0
CSS var--amethyst
Contrast3.37:1 white · 6.24:1 black

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How to use #B266FF

Black text passes WCAG AA on #B266FF (6.24:1); white text does not (3.37:1).

For a calm scheme pair #B266FF with its analogous neighbors #6666FF and #FF66FF; for contrast use its complement #B3FF66 as a small accent, and anchor everything with a neutral such as #1F1F24.

--amethyst: #B266FF;

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