Pitiless Cave throughout the Dimming

#14012a RGB(20,1,42)

About this color

Pitiless Cave throughout the Dimming presents itself as a deep, intense violet shade, sitting at #14012a in the 24-bit RGB space.

#14012aRGB(20, 1, 42)

HSL 268° · 95% saturation · 8% 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
Pitiless Cave throughout the Dimming
HEX
#14012a
RGB
rgb(20,1,42)
RGB%
rgb(7.8%,0.4%,16.5%)
HSL
hsl(268,95%,8%)
HSV
hsv(268,98%,16%)
CMYK
cmyk(52,98,0,84)
LAB
lab(3,16,-22)
LCH
lch(3,27,306)
sRGB
(0.078,0.004,0.165)
HEX8
#14012aff
CSS Name
Decimal
020001042

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Color info

Lightness
8%
Saturation
95%
Hue
268°
Chroma
27
Temperature
WarmCool
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