BlueMid-toneMuted

Purple Amethyst

#9491B8

Contrast at a glance

White text

3.00:1Fails

Black text

6.60:1AA

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About Purple Amethyst

Purple Amethyst (#9491B8) is a mid-tone muted blue. Its RGB value is 148, 145, 184 and its HSL value is 245°, 22%, 65%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 6.60:1 (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

#9491B8 · #B5B891

Analogous

#91A1B8 · #9491B8 · #A891B8

Triadic

#9491B8 · #B89491 · #91B894

Split complementary

#9491B8 · #B8A891 · #A1B891

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