All About Color Amethyst Smoke

#A397B4

Amethyst Smoke is a muted, smoky purple with hints of gray. It's a subtle and sophisticated color, offering a softer alternative to brighter purples, suitable for serene and elegant spaces.

About Amethyst Smoke

Amethyst Smoke is a light purple color with the hex code #A397B4. In RGB it is red 163, green 151, blue 180; in HSL it is hue 265°, saturation 16%, lightness 65%; in CMYK it is 9%, 16%, 0%, 29%. Its contrast ratio is 2.75:1 on white and 7.64:1 on black.

#A397B4 Color Conversion

Hex tripletA3, 97, B4
CMYK9.44%, 16.11%, 0.00%, 29.41%
RGB Decimal163, 151, 180
HSL265°, 16%, 65%
RGB Octal243, 227, 264
HSV (HSB)264.83°, 16.11%, 70.59%
RGB Binary10100011, 10010111, 10110100
CIE-L*AB64.33, 10.08, -13.47
RGB Percent63.92%, 59.22%, 70.59%
CIE-L*CH64.33, 16.83, 306.82
XYZ34.41, 33.22, 47.78
CIE-L*UV64.33, 4.84, -21.82
xyY0.30, 0.29, 33.22
Hunter-Lab57.63, 5.72, -8.81
RYB63.92%, 59.22%, 70.59%

Color Accessibility Scores

#A397B4 on a dark background: contrast 7.64:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#A397B4 on a light background: contrast 2.75:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of Amethyst Smoke, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

Harmonious five-color palettes built around Amethyst Smoke. Open any of them in the Muzli palette generator.

Complementary palette

#A397B4 · #D2CDDB · #75658B · #A8B497 · #D5DBCD

Analogous palette

#97A8B4 · #979AB4 · #A397B4 · #B297B4 · #B497A8

Triadic palette

#A397B4 · #B4A397 · #97B4A3 · #D2CDDB · #DBD2CD

Tetradic palette

#A397B4 · #B4979A · #A8B497 · #97B4B2 · #75658B

Monochromatic palette

#574B68 · #7C6B94 · #A397B4 · #CBC4D4 · #F2F0F4

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