#BA68C8 · Amethyst

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#BA68C8 is a medium, moderately saturated purple color, closest to Amethyst and near Amethyst and Orchid. In OKLCH it has 65% lightness and 0.16 chroma at hue 322°. Purple suggests creativity, luxury and imagination; deep purples feel premium, light ones feel gentle, which makes #BA68C8 a natural choice for beauty, creative tools and premium products. It appears in 3 ColorSwoop palettes.

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HEX#BA68C8
RGBrgb(186, 104, 200)
HSLhsl(291, 47%, 60%)
CMYK7, 48, 0, 22
CSS var--amethyst
Contrast3.56:1 white · 5.9:1 black

Similar named colors

Amethyst #9966CCOrchid #DA70D6Mulberry #C54B8CBlush #DE5D83Hot Pink #FF69B4

How to use #BA68C8

Black text passes WCAG AA on #BA68C8 (5.9:1); white text does not (3.56:1).

For a calm scheme pair #BA68C8 with its analogous neighbors #8B69C9 and #C969A7; for contrast use its complement #77C969 as a small accent, and anchor everything with a neutral such as #1F1F24.

--amethyst: #BA68C8;

Shades & tints

#251528#4A2A50#703E78#9553A0#BA68C8#C886D3#D6A4DE#E3C3E9#F1E1F4

Color harmonies for #BA68C8

Complementary

#BA68C8#77C969

Analogous

#BA68C8#8B69C9#C969A7

Triadic

#BA68C8#C9BB69#69C9BB

Split complementary

#BA68C8#A7C969#69C98B

Tetradic

#BA68C8#C98B69#77C969#69A7C9

Palettes with #BA68C8