Broken Char throughout Freezing

#170936 RGB(23,9,54)

About this color

Broken Char throughout Freezing is rendered by screens as RGB(23, 9, 54) — a deep, vivid violet hue.

#170936RGB(23, 9, 54)

HSL 259° · 71% saturation · 12% 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

Practically speaking, this deep violet 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 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
Broken Char throughout Freezing
HEX
#170936
RGB
rgb(23,9,54)
RGB%
rgb(9%,3.5%,21.2%)
HSL
hsl(259,71%,12%)
HSV
hsv(259,83%,21%)
CMYK
cmyk(57,83,0,79)
LAB
lab(6,20,-26)
LCH
lch(6,33,308)
sRGB
(0.09,0.035,0.212)
HEX8
#170936ff
CSS Name
Decimal
023009054

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Color info

Lightness
12%
Saturation
71%
Hue
259°
Chroma
33
Temperature
WarmCool
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