Amethyst Show is calm, cool-toned shade of violet. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with yellow green, mid cyan or orange
| Inverse Color | #426830 |
| Complementary Color | #a8cf96 |
| Color Shade: | violet (280.71° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 70.2% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar violet shade, there are some better alternatives to Amethyst Show Color. The Purple Gladiola color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm blue bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Sea Lavender (#cfb1d8) for more calm effect. Try Wisteria as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#a8cf96 is the best complementary color to Amethyst Show. Yellow green shades generally complement the violet hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #bd97cf complementary color is Sprout, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid blue, violet, and mid magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of East Side are #a096cf and #cf96c4. Thus found on the left and right of #bd97cf on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Blue Bell and Viola colors as they work well with Amethyst Show.
The split-complementary Amethyst Show palette consists of #96cfa1 and #c4cf96 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a8cf96). Try Vista Blue and Pine Glade colors in combination with #bd97cf, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.
The triadic palette of #bd97cf offers a combination of green cyan and orange shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Amethyst Show. Thus Sinbad and Yuma giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Amethyst Show contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Sprout, Eunry, and Half Baked split by 90° on the color wheel. #bd97cf square combo is a palette of violet, mid red, yellow green and mid cyan shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Amethyst Show tetradic combo consists of yellow green complementary color (#a8cf96) and two others. The Yuma is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Polo Blue – 120° from the complementary Sprout. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #cfbd96 and #96a8cf.
In a RGB color space, hex #bd97cf is made of 35% red, 28% green and 38% blue. In a HSL mode Amethyst Show has a hue angle of 280.71°, a saturation of 36.84% and a lightness of 70.2%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #bd97cf is made of 7.06% cyan, 21.96% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.82% black ink.
| HEX | #bd97cf |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(189,151,207) |
| RGB Percentage | 35%, 28%, 38% |
| CMYK | 7.06, 21.96, 0, 18.82 |
| HSL | hsl(280.71,36.84%,70.2%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(280.71,27.05%,81.18%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.6185,24.3483,-23.3455) |
| XYZ | xyz(43.3154,37.457,63.9784) |