Information about Purple Amethyst color

#6C2DC7 - Purple Amethyst color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#6C2DC7, known as "Purple Amethyst", falls into the Violet Color Family — High Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(108, 45, 199) — 42.4% red, 17.6% green, 78% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 36 / 60 / 0 / 22. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #6C2DC7 reads as a energetic, saturated twilight violet and sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. Expect to see shades like this in logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Hot Violet (#7931BB). Nearby in the Register you will also find Bluey Purple (#6241C7) and Blue Purple (#5729CE).

The recipe behind #6C2DC7 is rgb(108, 45, 199), with blue as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 7.4:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 2.8:1. This precise shade carries the officially registered name "Purple Amethyst" in the Register.

Purple Amethyst color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

Purple Amethyst color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
Purple Amethyst

#6C2DC7
#8952D7

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#A77DE1

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#C4A8EB

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#E1D3F5

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White

#FFFFFF

Purple Amethyst color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
Purple Amethyst

#6C2DC7
#57249F

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#411B77

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#2B124F

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#150927

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Black

#000000

Purple Amethyst color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
Purple Amethyst

#6C2DC7
#713DB9

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#744DAB

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#785D9D

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#7B6E8E

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Grey

#808080

Purple Amethyst color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#AB2DC7

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Purple Amethyst

#6C2DC7
#2F2DC7

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#2D68C7

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#2DA6C7

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Purple Amethyst color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
#6C2DC7
Purple Amethyst

#6C2DC7

#87C82D
#87C82D

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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
#6C2DC7
Purple Amethyst

#6C2DC7

#3AC82D
#3AC82D

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#C8BB2D
#C8BB2D

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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
#BB2DC8
#BB2DC8

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#6C2DC7
Purple Amethyst

#6C2DC7

#2D3AC8
#2D3AC8

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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
#6C2DC7
Purple Amethyst

#6C2DC7

#C86E2D
#C86E2D

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#2DC86E
#2DC86E

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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
#6C2DC7
Purple Amethyst

#6C2DC7

#C82D87
#C82D87

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#87C82D
#87C82D

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#2DC86E
#2DC86E

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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
#6C2DC7
Purple Amethyst

#6C2DC7

#C82D3A
#C82D3A

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#87C82D
#87C82D

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#2DC8BB
#2DC8BB

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Nearest named colors to Purple Amethyst

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity.

Hot Violet color link
Hot Violet

#7931BB

Bluey Purple color link
Bluey Purple

#6241C7

Blue Purple color link
Blue Purple

#5729CE

Blurple color link
Blurple

#5539CC

Burple color link
Burple

#6832E3

Blue With A Hint Of Purple color link
Blue With A Hint Of Purple

#533CC6

Grape color link
Grape

#6F2DA8

Bluish Purple color link
Bluish Purple

#703BE7

Purple Blue color link
Purple Blue

#632DE9

Purpley Blue color link
Purpley Blue

#5F34E7

Kelly Purple color link
Kelly Purple

#8617BB

Studio color link
Studio

#714AB2

Purple Amethyst color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#6C2DC7
  • RGB108, 45, 199
  • CMYK36, 60, 0, 22
  • CSSrgb(108, 45, 199)
  • HSL265°, 63%, 48%
  • HSL Precise264.545°, 63.115%, 47.843%
  • HSV265°, 77%, 78%
  • HSB265°, 77%, 78%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.424
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.176
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.780
  • GLSLvec3(0.424, 0.176, 0.780)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.424, 0.176, 0.780, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.424, 0.176, 0.780)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB42.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB17.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB78%
  • Color Family (Hue)Violet
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID6C2DC7
  • DECIMAL ID7089607
  • Name Length15
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  • Counting from2025-01-01

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