Amethyst (Purple)

#8F9ABC

RGB: 143, 154, 188

Color OverviewHEX #8F9ABC

#8F9ABC Color Code Information

In the RGB color space, #8F9ABC is composed of 56% red, 60% green, and 74% blue. In the HSL color space, it has a hue of 225°, saturation of 25%, and lightness of 65%.

HEX

#8F9ABC

RGB

143, 154, 188

HSL

225°, 25%, 65%

HSV

225°, 24%, 74%

CMYK

24%, 18%, 0%, 26%

Name Match

Amethyst

Closest Standard

Shades of #8F9ABC (Darker Variations)

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

Tints of #8F9ABC (Lighter Variations)

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

Tones of #8F9ABC (Muted Variations)

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

Color Harmonies for #8F9ABC

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 #8F9ABC Background

Contrast Ratio against Pure White (#FFFFFF):2.79 : 1

WCAG AA (4.5:1)

WCAG AAA (7.0:1)

Sample Text on #8F9ABC Background

Contrast Ratio against Pure Black (#000000):7.52 : 1

WCAG AA (4.5:1)

WCAG AAA (7.0:1)

Developer Code Snippets & Tailwind CSS

CSS Variables & Declarations

:root {
  --color-brand: #8F9ABC;
}

.element {
  color: #8F9ABC;
  background-color: #8F9ABC;
  border-color: #8F9ABC;
}

Tailwind CSS v4 Utility Classes

<!-- Tailwind Arbitrary Values -->
<div className="bg-[#8F9ABC] text-[#8F9ABC] border-[#8F9ABC]">
  Content styled with #8F9ABC
</div>