Almost Amethyst is a light, soft purple with a graceful, floral feel. It suggests amethyst, lavender and lilacs, while still reading as a flexible color rather than a single literal object. The shade has enough personality to stand on its own, but it can also support nearby colors when used with related tones, crisp neutrals or deeper accents. Depending on the surrounding palette, it can read as lavender, amethyst, lilac or violet, which gives it useful range for seasonal, natural, floral and themed designs.
Almost Amethyst is a light blue-violet shade with a muted pastel quality. It sits between blue and violet on the color wheel, giving it a calm, cool personality with a gentle floral feel. Its hue of around 223° gives it a blue-leaning lavender character, its saturation of about 23% keeps it soft and slightly gray-toned, and its value of about 88% makes it feel pale, airy and delicate.
Stampin' Up retired Almost Amethyst in 2010, which means it is no longer sold directly by Stampin' Up.
You may be able to find select Almost Amethyst products in new or like-new condition on third-party resale marketplaces.
Stampin' Up retired Almost Amethyst in 2010, which means it is no longer sold directly by Stampin' Up.
You may be able to find select Almost Amethyst products in new or like-new condition on third-party resale marketplaces.