The Dark Cavern down Crumbling

#11072b RGB(17,7,43)

About this color

The Dark Cavern down Crumbling presents itself as a deep, vivid violet shade, sitting at #11072b in the 24-bit RGB space.

#11072bRGB(17, 7, 43)

HSL 257° · 72% saturation · 10% 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
The Dark Cavern down Crumbling
HEX
#11072b
RGB
rgb(17,7,43)
RGB%
rgb(6.7%,2.7%,16.9%)
HSL
hsl(257,72%,10%)
HSV
hsv(257,84%,17%)
CMYK
cmyk(60,84,0,83)
LAB
lab(4,13,-21)
LCH
lch(4,25,302)
sRGB
(0.067,0.027,0.169)
HEX8
#11072bff
CSS Name
Decimal
017007043

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Color info

Lightness
10%
Saturation
72%
Hue
257°
Chroma
25
Temperature
WarmCool
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