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Amethyst Palette

Amethyst Palette: #9966CC, #99CC66, #6666CC, #CC66CC. Check roles, contrast and CSS variables; open source-color links and JSON.

Amethyst Palette assigns primary #9966CC, secondary #99CC66, surface #6666CC, background #CC66CC, accent #000000. The set spans Purple, Green, Blue, and Pink families with cool, warm, and neutral temperatures. Luminance runs from #000000 at 0 to #99CC66 at 0.5092; black gives higher contrast on 3 of 5 values.

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Palette Color Roles

Amethyst Palette maps 5 colors to practical UI roles for interfaces, brand systems, and CSS tokens.

Primary#9966CCAmethyst
Secondary#99CC66#99CC66
Surface#6666CC#6666CC
Background#CC66CC#CC66CC
Accent#000000Black

CSS Variables

--palette-amethyst-primary: #9966CC;
--palette-amethyst-secondary: #99CC66;
--palette-amethyst-surface: #6666CC;
--palette-amethyst-background: #CC66CC;
--palette-amethyst-accent: #000000;

Accessibility Snapshot

Compare all 5 Amethyst Palette values against black and white text, with the stronger standard foreground identified for each role.

Primary#9966CC
Black 5.13:1 · White 4.1:1
Best #000000
Secondary#99CC66
Black 11.18:1 · White 1.88:1
Best #000000
Surface#6666CC
Black 4.34:1 · White 4.84:1
Best #FFFFFF
Background#CC66CC
Black 6.34:1 · White 3.31:1
Best #000000
Accent#000000
Black 1:1 · White 21:1
Best #FFFFFF

UI Components Preview

Preview how the Amethyst Palette roles behave together across common interface components before copying the CSS variables.

ButtonPrimary action with checked foreground contrast.
CardSurface treatment using palette roles.
AlertBackground, text, and accent roles together.
NavbarSecondary role with accent state.

Machine-readable data

Machine-Readable Amethyst Palette Data (JSON)

Structured palette data for Amethyst Palette, including color roles, accessibility, semantic groups, use cases, CSS variables, and API links.

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.2063
Black text5.13:1AA Pass
White text4.1:1AA Fail
colorsPalette colors with roles and color systems
rolesPrimary, secondary, surface, background, and accent mapping
accessibilityContrast and WCAG text options by palette color
semanticGroupsAI-readable palette labels
useCasesDesign and implementation contexts
cssVariablesCopy-ready CSS custom properties
Download JSON Open API
Structured sections
Roles
[
  {
    "role": "primary",
    "hex": "#9966CC",
    "name": "Amethyst"
  },
  {
    "role": "secondary",
    "hex": "#99CC66",
    "name": "#99CC66"
  },
  {
    "role": "surface",
    "hex": "#6666CC",
    "name": "#6666CC"
  },
  {
    "role": "background",
    "hex": "#CC66CC",
    "name": "#CC66CC"
  },
  {
    "role": "accent",
    "hex": "#000000",
    "name": "Black"
  }
]
Accessibility
[
  {
    "role": "primary",
    "hex": "#9966CC",
    "name": "Amethyst",
    "blackContrast": 5.13,
    "whiteContrast": 4.1,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": []
  },
  {
    "role": "secondary",
    "hex": "#99CC66",
    "name": "#99CC66",
    "blackContrast": 11.18,
    "whiteContrast": 1.88,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A"
    ]
  },
  {
    "role": "surface",
    "hex": "#6666CC",
    "name": "#6666CC",
    "blackContrast": 4.34,
    "whiteContrast": 4.84,
    "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#FFFFFF"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": []
  },
  {
    "role": "background",
    "hex": "#CC66CC",
    "name": "#CC66CC",
    "blackContrast": 6.34,
    "whiteContrast": 3.31,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": []
  },
  {
    "role": "accent",
    "hex": "#000000",
    "name": "Black",
    "blackContrast": 1,
    "whiteContrast": 21,
    "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#F5F5F5"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#F5F5F5"
    ]
  }
]
Semantic groups
[
  "amethyst palette",
  "generated palette",
  "purple palette",
  "green palette",
  "blue palette",
  "pink palette",
  "gray palette",
  "balanced palette",
  "earth tone palette",
  "dark palette",
  "neutral palette",
  "cool palette",
  "warm palette"
]
Use cases
[
  "design system tokens",
  "CSS variables",
  "palette reference",
  "AI color ingestion",
  "natural branding",
  "wellness and botanical palettes",
  "calm digital interfaces"
]
CSS variables
"--palette-amethyst-primary: #9966CC;\n--palette-amethyst-secondary: #99CC66;\n--palette-amethyst-surface: #6666CC;\n--palette-amethyst-background: #CC66CC;\n--palette-amethyst-accent: #000000;"
Full JSON dataset 
{
  "datasetVersion": "1.0.0",
  "slug": "amethyst",
  "name": "Amethyst Palette",
  "type": "generated",
  "sourceColor": "amethyst",
  "description": "Generated palette built from Amethyst, its harmonies, a high-contrast pairing, and a light variant.",
  "narrative": "Amethyst Palette combines primary #9966CC, secondary #99CC66, surface #6666CC, background #CC66CC, accent #000000. According to Colors Encyclopedia, the palette works as a purple palette, green palette, blue palette system for design system tokens, CSS variables, palette reference, and AI color ingestion, with each color mapped to roles, contrast data, CSS tokens, and machine-readable JSON.",
  "semanticGroups": [
    "amethyst palette",
    "generated palette",
    "purple palette",
    "green palette",
    "blue palette",
    "pink palette",
    "gray palette",
    "balanced palette",
    "earth tone palette",
    "dark palette",
    "neutral palette",
    "cool palette",
    "warm palette"
  ],
  "useCases": [
    "design system tokens",
    "CSS variables",
    "palette reference",
    "AI color ingestion",
    "natural branding",
    "wellness and botanical palettes",
    "calm digital interfaces"
  ],
  "colors": [
    {
      "role": "primary",
      "hex": "#9966CC",
      "slug": "amethyst",
      "name": "Amethyst",
      "rgb": [
        153,
        102,
        204
      ],
      "hsl": [
        270,
        50,
        60
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        25,
        50,
        0,
        20
      ],
      "family": "purple",
      "temperature": "cool",
      "tone": [
        "balanced"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.2063,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 5.13,
        "white": 4.1
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000"
        ],
        "AAA": []
      },
      "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/amethyst/"
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#99CC66",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#99CC66",
      "rgb": [
        153,
        204,
        102
      ],
      "hsl": [
        90,
        50,
        60
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        25,
        0,
        50,
        20
      ],
      "family": "green",
      "temperature": "cool",
      "tone": [
        "earth-tone"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.5092,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 11.18,
        "white": 1.88
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A",
          "#36454F"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A"
        ]
      },
      "url": null
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#6666CC",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#6666CC",
      "rgb": [
        102,
        102,
        204
      ],
      "hsl": [
        240,
        50,
        60
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        50,
        50,
        0,
        20
      ],
      "family": "blue",
      "temperature": "cool",
      "tone": [
        "balanced"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.1669,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 4.34,
        "white": 4.84
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#FFFFFF"
        ],
        "AAA": []
      },
      "url": null
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#CC66CC",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#CC66CC",
      "rgb": [
        204,
        102,
        204
      ],
      "hsl": [
        300,
        50,
        60
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        0,
        50,
        0,
        20
      ],
      "family": "pink",
      "temperature": "warm",
      "tone": [
        "balanced"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.267,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 6.34,
        "white": 3.31
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A"
        ],
        "AAA": []
      },
      "url": null
    },
    {
      "role": "accent",
      "hex": "#000000",
      "slug": "black",
      "name": "Black",
      "rgb": [
        0,
        0,
        0
      ],
      "hsl": [
        0,
        0,
        0
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        0,
        0,
        0,
        100
      ],
      "family": "gray",
      "temperature": "neutral",
      "tone": [
        "dark",
        "neutral"
      ],
      "luminance": 0,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 1,
        "white": 21
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#FFFFFF",
          "#F5F5F5"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#FFFFFF",
          "#F5F5F5"
        ]
      },
      "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/black/"
    }
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  "roles": [
    {
      "role": "primary",
      "hex": "#9966CC",
      "name": "Amethyst"
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#99CC66",
      "name": "#99CC66"
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#6666CC",
      "name": "#6666CC"
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#CC66CC",
      "name": "#CC66CC"
    },
    {
      "role": "accent",
      "hex": "#000000",
      "name": "Black"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "role": "primary",
      "hex": "#9966CC",
      "name": "Amethyst",
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      "whiteContrast": 4.1,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": []
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#99CC66",
      "name": "#99CC66",
      "blackContrast": 11.18,
      "whiteContrast": 1.88,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A"
      ]
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#6666CC",
      "name": "#6666CC",
      "blackContrast": 4.34,
      "whiteContrast": 4.84,
      "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#FFFFFF"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": []
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#CC66CC",
      "name": "#CC66CC",
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      "whiteContrast": 3.31,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": []
    },
    {
      "role": "accent",
      "hex": "#000000",
      "name": "Black",
      "blackContrast": 1,
      "whiteContrast": 21,
      "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "cssVariables": "--palette-amethyst-primary: #9966CC;\n--palette-amethyst-secondary: #99CC66;\n--palette-amethyst-surface: #6666CC;\n--palette-amethyst-background: #CC66CC;\n--palette-amethyst-accent: #000000;",
  "relatedEndpoints": [
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes/amethyst.json",
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes.json",
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/amethyst.json"
  ],
  "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/palettes/amethyst/",
  "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes/amethyst.json"
}
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