The Umbral Basalt until the Starving

#150915 RGB(21,9,21)

About this color

The Umbral Basalt until the Starving is rendered by screens as RGB(21, 9, 21) — a deep, moderate magenta hue.

#150915RGB(21, 9, 21)

HSL 300° · 40% saturation · 6% lightness

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Psychology

Dark magentas feel intense and sophisticated — editorial fashion, luxury cosmetics, bold graphic design.

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History

Fuchsine and its relatives, the first aniline dyes, triggered a Victorian fashion craze for bright synthetic colours that natural dyes could never match.

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Design use

Practically speaking, this deep magenta is most at home 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

When it comes to colour harmony, pair this magenta with deep forest green for bold contrast, or with pale pink and warm ivory for a palette of refined intensity.

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Color formats

Name
The Umbral Basalt until the Starving
HEX
#150915
RGB
rgb(21,9,21)
RGB%
rgb(8.2%,3.5%,8.2%)
HSL
hsl(300,40%,6%)
HSV
hsv(300,57%,8%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,57,0,92)
LAB
lab(4,6,-4)
LCH
lch(4,7,326)
sRGB
(0.082,0.035,0.082)
HEX8
#150915ff
CSS Name
Decimal
021009021

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Color info

Lightness
6%
Saturation
40%
Hue
300°
Chroma
7
Temperature
WarmCool
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