Careworn Cave beside the Wracking

#0c0211 RGB(12,2,17)

About this color

Careworn Cave beside the Wracking presents itself as a deep, intense violet shade, sitting at #0c0211 in the 24-bit RGB space.

#0c0211RGB(12, 2, 17)

HSL 280° · 79% saturation · 4% lightness

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Psychology

Dark violets carry associations of mystery, luxury, and depth — historically linked to royalty when purple dye was extraordinarily costly.

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History

Mauveine, the first synthetic dye, was discovered by accident in 1856 by eighteen-year-old William Perkin — a purple that sparked an industrial revolution in colour.

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Design use

In practical terms, a deep violet like this works well as a background for light-coloured text, as a deep accent stripe, or as an anchoring tone in dark-mode interfaces. It pairs naturally with off-whites, warm creams, and metallic highlights.

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Colour pairings

In terms of colour combinations, pair this violet with gold and cream for a rich, considered palette, or with sage and natural linen for something quieter and more contemplative.

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Color formats

Name
Careworn Cave beside the Wracking
HEX
#0c0211
RGB
rgb(12,2,17)
RGB%
rgb(4.7%,0.8%,6.7%)
HSL
hsl(280,79%,4%)
HSV
hsv(280,88%,7%)
CMYK
cmyk(29,88,0,93)
LAB
lab(1,5,-5)
LCH
lch(1,7,315)
sRGB
(0.047,0.008,0.067)
HEX8
#0c0211ff
CSS Name
Decimal
012002017

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Color info

Lightness
4%
Saturation
79%
Hue
280°
Chroma
7
Temperature
WarmCool
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