Information about Amethyst Smoke color

#95879C - Amethyst Smoke color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#95879C, known as "Amethyst Smoke", falls into the Violet Color Family — Desaturated, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(149, 135, 156) — 58.4% red, 52.9% green, 61.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 3 / 8 / 0 / 39. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #95879C reads as a softly muted balanced grey tone and carries an easy, daylight feel. Designers typically reach for tones like this for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Nitro (#978395). Slightly further away sit Purple Ash (#8F8395) and Grey Suit (#9391A0).

The recipe behind #95879C is rgb(149, 135, 156), with blue as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 6.2:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 3.4:1. The name "Amethyst Smoke" is officially recorded for this exact shade in The Official Register of Color Names.

Amethyst Smoke color variations

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

Amethyst Smoke color tints

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

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#AA9EB0

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White

#FFFFFF

Amethyst Smoke color shades

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

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#78687F

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Black

#000000

Amethyst Smoke color tones

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

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#908496

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#8C8391

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#88818B

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Grey

#808080

Amethyst Smoke 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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Amethyst Smoke

#95879C
#8C869C

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#86899C

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#86929C

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Amethyst Smoke 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
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Amethyst Smoke

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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
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Amethyst Smoke

#95879C

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#999C86

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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
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#95879C
Amethyst Smoke

#95879C

#8A869C
#8A869C

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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
#95879C
Amethyst Smoke

#95879C

#9C9586
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#869C95
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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
#95879C
Amethyst Smoke

#95879C

#9C868E
#9C868E

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#8E9C86
#8E9C86

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#869C95
#869C95

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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
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Amethyst Smoke

#95879C

#9C8A86
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#8E9C86
#8E9C86

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#86999C
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Nearest named colors to Amethyst Smoke

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

Nitro color link
Nitro

#978395

Purple Ash color link
Purple Ash

#8F8395

Grey Suit color link
Grey Suit

#9391A0

Deep Amethyst color link
Deep Amethyst

#9C8AA4

Antique Viola color link
Antique Viola

#928BA6

Purpley Grey color link
Purpley Grey

#947E94

Ash Pink color link
Ash Pink

#998E91

Voltage color link
Voltage

#8D9094

Ooh La color link
Ooh La

#A088A6

Grayish Violet color link
Grayish Violet

#937DA8

Exponent color link
Exponent

#888F98

Amber Grey color link
Amber Grey

#929698

Amethyst Smoke color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#95879C
  • RGB149, 135, 156
  • CMYK3, 8, 0, 39
  • CSSrgb(149, 135, 156)
  • HSL280°, 10%, 57%
  • HSL Precise280°, 9.589%, 57.059%
  • HSV280°, 13%, 61%
  • HSB280°, 13%, 61%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.584
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.529
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.612
  • GLSLvec3(0.584, 0.529, 0.612)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.584, 0.529, 0.612, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.584, 0.529, 0.612)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB58.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB52.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB61.2%
  • Color FamilyViolet
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID95879C
  • DECIMAL ID9799580
  • Name Length14
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  • Counting from2025-01-01

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