Perished Cave over the Petrifying

#14092a RGB(20,9,42)

About this color

Perished Cave over the Petrifying presents itself as a deep, vivid violet shade, sitting at #14092a in the 24-bit RGB space.

#14092aRGB(20, 9, 42)

HSL 260° · 65% 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 Categories

Color formats

Name
Perished Cave over the Petrifying
HEX
#14092a
RGB
rgb(20,9,42)
RGB%
rgb(7.8%,3.5%,16.5%)
HSL
hsl(260,65%,10%)
HSV
hsv(260,79%,16%)
CMYK
cmyk(52,79,0,84)
LAB
lab(5,13,-19)
LCH
lch(5,23,304)
sRGB
(0.078,0.035,0.165)
HEX8
#14092aff
CSS Name
Decimal
020009042

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Color info

Lightness
10%
Saturation
65%
Hue
260°
Chroma
23
Temperature
WarmCool
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