Amethyst (Purple)

#8B5CF6

RGB: 139, 92, 246

Color OverviewHEX #8B5CF6

#8B5CF6 Color Code Information

In the RGB color space, #8B5CF6 is composed of 55% red, 36% green, and 96% blue. In the HSL color space, it has a hue of 258°, saturation of 90%, and lightness of 66%.

HEX

#8B5CF6

RGB

139, 92, 246

HSL

258°, 90%, 66%

HSV

258°, 63%, 96%

CMYK

43%, 63%, 0%, 4%

Name Match

Amethyst

Closest Standard

Shades of #8B5CF6 (Darker Variations)

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

Tints of #8B5CF6 (Lighter Variations)

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

Tones of #8B5CF6 (Muted Variations)

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

Color Harmonies for #8B5CF6

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 #8B5CF6 Background

Contrast Ratio against Pure White (#FFFFFF):4.23 : 1

WCAG AA (4.5:1)

WCAG AAA (7.0:1)

Sample Text on #8B5CF6 Background

Contrast Ratio against Pure Black (#000000):4.96 : 1

WCAG AA (4.5:1)

WCAG AAA (7.0:1)

Developer Code Snippets & Tailwind CSS

CSS Variables & Declarations

:root {
  --color-brand: #8B5CF6;
}

.element {
  color: #8B5CF6;
  background-color: #8B5CF6;
  border-color: #8B5CF6;
}

Tailwind CSS v4 Utility Classes

<!-- Tailwind Arbitrary Values -->
<div className="bg-[#8B5CF6] text-[#8B5CF6] border-[#8B5CF6]">
  Content styled with #8B5CF6
</div>