Lighter companion
Amethyst Nocturne Dust
#282640 · hsl(245, 26%, 20%)
RGB
rgb(28, 26, 45)
HSL
hsl(245, 26%, 14%)
CMYK
cmyk(38%, 42%, 0%, 82%)
Metrics
S 26% · L 14%
Contrast (WCAG)
on white
17:1AA
on black
1.2:1Fail
About this color
Amethyst Ink Dust (#1C1A2D) belongs to the blue family — hue 245°, 26% saturation, 14% lightness. Copy the hex, RGB, or HSL value above, or paste the CSS custom property below into your stylesheet to reference this color directly.
CSS
:root { --colorarchive-amethyst-ink-dust: #1C1A2D; --colorarchive-amethyst-ink-dust-hsl: hsl(245, 26%, 14%); --colorarchive-amethyst-ink-dust-rgb: rgb(28, 26, 45); }
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Palette moves
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Complementary counterpoint
Citrine Ink Dust
#2D2D1A · hsl(60, 26%, 14%)
Analogous lead
Plum Ink Dust
#241A2D · hsl(270, 26%, 14%)
Analogous echo
Cobalt Ink Dust
#1A212D · hsl(220, 26%, 14%)
Triadic +120°
Scarlet Ink Dust
#2D1C1A · hsl(5, 26%, 14%)
Triadic +240°
Emerald Ink Dust
#1A2D1A · hsl(120, 26%, 14%)
Split-comp +150°
Coral Ink Dust
#2D241A · hsl(30, 26%, 14%)
Split-comp +210°
Lime Ink Dust
#242D1A · hsl(90, 26%, 14%)
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Base: Amethyst Ink Dust #1C1A2D Lighter companion: Amethyst Nocturne Dust #282640 Complementary counterpoint: Citrine Ink Dust #2D2D1A Analogous lead: Plum Ink Dust #241A2D Analogous echo: Cobalt Ink Dust #1A212D Triadic +120°: Scarlet Ink Dust #2D1C1A Triadic +240°: Emerald Ink Dust #1A2D1A Split-comp +150°: Coral Ink Dust #2D241A Split-comp +210°: Lime Ink Dust #242D1A
Nearest neighbors
The closest archive matches by hue, saturation, and lightness.
Nearby match
Amethyst Ink Muted
#1E1D2A · hsl(245, 18%, 14%)
Nearby match
Amethyst Ink Soft
#1A1830 · hsl(245, 34%, 14%)
Nearby match
Amethyst Nocturne Dust
#282640 · hsl(245, 26%, 20%)
Nearby match
Iris Ink Dust
#1A1A2D · hsl(240, 26%, 14%)
Nearby match
Violet Ink Dust
#1E1A2D · hsl(250, 26%, 14%)
Nearby match
Amethyst Ink Faint
#212027 · hsl(245, 10%, 14%)
Accessible pairings
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Color Vision Simulation
How this color appears with different color vision deficiencies.
Deuteranopia
#1B1B28
Protanopia
#1B1B29
Tritanopia
#1C2625
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