Amethyst (Purple)

#9E8EB4

RGB: 158, 142, 180

Color OverviewHEX #9E8EB4

#9E8EB4 Color Code Information

In the RGB color space, #9E8EB4 is composed of 62% red, 56% green, and 71% blue. In the HSL color space, it has a hue of 265°, saturation of 20%, and lightness of 63%.

HEX

#9E8EB4

RGB

158, 142, 180

HSL

265°, 20%, 63%

HSV

265°, 21%, 71%

CMYK

12%, 21%, 0%, 29%

Name Match

Amethyst

Closest Standard

Shades of #9E8EB4 (Darker Variations)

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

Tints of #9E8EB4 (Lighter Variations)

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

Tones of #9E8EB4 (Muted Variations)

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

Color Harmonies for #9E8EB4

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 #9E8EB4 Background

Contrast Ratio against Pure White (#FFFFFF):3.01 : 1

WCAG AA (4.5:1)

WCAG AAA (7.0:1)

Sample Text on #9E8EB4 Background

Contrast Ratio against Pure Black (#000000):6.98 : 1

WCAG AA (4.5:1)

WCAG AAA (7.0:1)

Developer Code Snippets & Tailwind CSS

CSS Variables & Declarations

:root {
  --color-brand: #9E8EB4;
}

.element {
  color: #9E8EB4;
  background-color: #9E8EB4;
  border-color: #9E8EB4;
}

Tailwind CSS v4 Utility Classes

<!-- Tailwind Arbitrary Values -->
<div className="bg-[#9E8EB4] text-[#9E8EB4] border-[#9E8EB4]">
  Content styled with #9E8EB4
</div>