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Amethyst Silk Clear

Blue · Hue 245
Hex
#8981D9
RGB
rgb(137, 129, 217)
HSL
hsl(245, 54%, 68%)
CMYK
cmyk(37%, 41%, 0%, 15%)
Metrics
S 54% · L 68%
Contrast (WCAG)
on white
3.4:1AA Large
on black
6.2:1AA
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About this color

Amethyst Silk Clear (#8981D9) belongs to the blue family — hue 245°, 54% saturation, 68% 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-silk-clear: #8981D9;
  --colorarchive-amethyst-silk-clear-hsl: hsl(245, 54%, 68%);
  --colorarchive-amethyst-silk-clear-rgb: rgb(137, 129, 217);
}

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Lighter companion
Amethyst Bloom Clear
#A6A1E3 · hsl(245, 54%, 76%)
Darker companion
Amethyst Tone Clear
#6B62D0 · hsl(245, 54%, 60%)
Complementary counterpoint
Citrine Silk Clear
#D9D981 · hsl(60, 54%, 68%)
Analogous lead
Plum Silk Clear
#AD81D9 · hsl(270, 54%, 68%)
Analogous echo
Cobalt Silk Clear
#819FD9 · hsl(220, 54%, 68%)
Triadic +120°
Scarlet Silk Clear
#D98981 · hsl(5, 54%, 68%)
Triadic +240°
Emerald Silk Clear
#81D981 · hsl(120, 54%, 68%)
Split-comp +150°
Coral Silk Clear
#D9AD81 · hsl(30, 54%, 68%)
Split-comp +210°
Lime Silk Clear
#ADD981 · hsl(90, 54%, 68%)
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Base: Amethyst Silk Clear #8981D9
Lighter companion: Amethyst Bloom Clear #A6A1E3
Darker companion: Amethyst Tone Clear #6B62D0
Complementary counterpoint: Citrine Silk Clear #D9D981
Analogous lead: Plum Silk Clear #AD81D9
Analogous echo: Cobalt Silk Clear #819FD9
Triadic +120°: Scarlet Silk Clear #D98981
Triadic +240°: Emerald Silk Clear #81D981
Split-comp +150°: Coral Silk Clear #D9AD81
Split-comp +210°: Lime Silk Clear #ADD981

Nearest neighbors

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Nearby match
Iris Silk Clear
#8181D9 · hsl(240, 54%, 68%)
Nearby match
Violet Silk Clear
#9081D9 · hsl(250, 54%, 68%)
Nearby match
Amethyst Tone Clear
#6B62D0 · hsl(245, 54%, 60%)
Nearby match
Amethyst Bloom Clear
#A6A1E3 · hsl(245, 54%, 76%)
Nearby match
Amethyst Silk Soft
#9692C9 · hsl(245, 34%, 68%)
Nearby match
Amethyst Silk Vivid
#7B71EA · hsl(245, 74%, 68%)

Accessible pairings

Archive colors that meet WCAG contrast standards when paired with this color. Use as text-on-background or background-on-text.

Contrast checker
AA4.5:1
Honey Ink Faint
#262720
AA4.5:1
Chartreuse Ink Faint
#252720
AA4.5:1
Amber Ink Faint
#272620
AA4.5:1
Olive Ink Faint
#252720
AA4.5:1
Saffron Ink Faint
#272520
AA4.5:1
Apricot Ink Faint
#272520

Color Vision Simulation

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Deuteranopia
#8687C4
Protanopia
#8686C8
Tritanopia
#89BAB6
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