BlueMid-toneMuted

Purple Amethyst

#8F8FBA

Contrast at a glance

White text

3.09:1AA large

Black text

6.42:1AA

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About Purple Amethyst

Purple Amethyst (#8F8FBA) is a mid-tone muted blue. Its RGB value is 143, 143, 186 and its HSL value is 240°, 24%, 65%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 6.42:1 (WCAG AA). Below are ten tints and shades of Purple Amethyst, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Harmonies

Complementary

#8F8FBA · #BABA8F

Analogous

#8FA4BA · #8F8FBA · #A48FBA

Triadic

#8F8FBA · #BA8F8F · #8FBA8F

Split complementary

#8F8FBA · #BAA48F · #A4BA8F

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