The Ash for Forgotten Suffering

#220942 RGB(34,9,66)

About this color

The Ash for Forgotten Suffering is rendered by screens as RGB(34, 9, 66) — a dark, intense violet hue.

#220942RGB(34, 9, 66)

HSL 266° · 76% saturation · 15% 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
The Ash for Forgotten Suffering
HEX
#220942
RGB
rgb(34,9,66)
RGB%
rgb(13.3%,3.5%,25.9%)
HSL
hsl(266,76%,15%)
HSV
hsv(266,86%,26%)
CMYK
cmyk(48,86,0,74)
LAB
lab(8,27,-31)
LCH
lch(8,41,311)
sRGB
(0.133,0.035,0.259)
HEX8
#220942ff
CSS Name
Decimal
034009066

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Color info

Lightness
15%
Saturation
76%
Hue
266°
Chroma
41
Temperature
WarmCool
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