Amethyst (Purple)

#A875EB

RGB: 168, 117, 235

Color OverviewHEX #A875EB

#A875EB Color Code Information

In the RGB color space, #A875EB is composed of 66% red, 46% green, and 92% blue. In the HSL color space, it has a hue of 266°, saturation of 75%, and lightness of 69%.

HEX

#A875EB

RGB

168, 117, 235

HSL

266°, 75%, 69%

HSV

266°, 50%, 92%

CMYK

29%, 50%, 0%, 8%

Name Match

Amethyst

Closest Standard

Shades of #A875EB (Darker Variations)

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

Tints of #A875EB (Lighter Variations)

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

Tones of #A875EB (Muted Variations)

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

Color Harmonies for #A875EB

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 #A875EB Background

Contrast Ratio against Pure White (#FFFFFF):3.28 : 1

WCAG AA (4.5:1)

WCAG AAA (7.0:1)

Sample Text on #A875EB Background

Contrast Ratio against Pure Black (#000000):6.41 : 1

WCAG AA (4.5:1)

WCAG AAA (7.0:1)

Developer Code Snippets & Tailwind CSS

CSS Variables & Declarations

:root {
  --color-brand: #A875EB;
}

.element {
  color: #A875EB;
  background-color: #A875EB;
  border-color: #A875EB;
}

Tailwind CSS v4 Utility Classes

<!-- Tailwind Arbitrary Values -->
<div className="bg-[#A875EB] text-[#A875EB] border-[#A875EB]">
  Content styled with #A875EB
</div>