Amethyst (Purple)

#8279B9

RGB: 130, 121, 185

Color OverviewHEX #8279B9

#8279B9 Color Code Information

In the RGB color space, #8279B9 is composed of 51% red, 47% green, and 73% blue. In the HSL color space, it has a hue of 248°, saturation of 31%, and lightness of 60%.

HEX

#8279B9

RGB

130, 121, 185

HSL

248°, 31%, 60%

HSV

248°, 35%, 73%

CMYK

30%, 35%, 0%, 27%

Name Match

Amethyst

Closest Standard

Shades of #8279B9 (Darker Variations)

Shades are created by progressively mixing the base color with black.

Tints of #8279B9 (Lighter Variations)

Tints are created by progressively mixing the base color with pure white.

Tones of #8279B9 (Muted Variations)

Tones are created by mixing the base color with true neutral gray.

Color Harmonies for #8279B9

Calculated color schemes based on classic color wheel angles for graphic and web design.

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Split Complementary

Monochromatic

WCAG Accessibility Contrast Ratios

Verification against Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.1) standards for web text readability.

Sample Text on #8279B9 Background

Contrast Ratio against Pure White (#FFFFFF):3.9 : 1

WCAG AA (4.5:1)

WCAG AAA (7.0:1)

Sample Text on #8279B9 Background

Contrast Ratio against Pure Black (#000000):5.38 : 1

WCAG AA (4.5:1)

WCAG AAA (7.0:1)

Developer Code Snippets & Tailwind CSS

CSS Variables & Declarations

:root {
  --color-brand: #8279B9;
}

.element {
  color: #8279B9;
  background-color: #8279B9;
  border-color: #8279B9;
}

Tailwind CSS v4 Utility Classes

<!-- Tailwind Arbitrary Values -->
<div className="bg-[#8279B9] text-[#8279B9] border-[#8279B9]">
  Content styled with #8279B9
</div>