Ancient Basalt upon Tormenting

#250c36 RGB(37,12,54)

About this color

Ancient Basalt upon Tormenting is rendered by screens as RGB(37, 12, 54) — a deep, vivid violet hue.

#250c36RGB(37, 12, 54)

HSL 276° · 64% saturation · 13% 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
Ancient Basalt upon Tormenting
HEX
#250c36
RGB
rgb(37,12,54)
RGB%
rgb(14.5%,4.7%,21.2%)
HSL
hsl(276,64%,13%)
HSV
hsv(276,78%,21%)
CMYK
cmyk(31,78,0,79)
LAB
lab(8,22,-22)
LCH
lch(8,31,315)
sRGB
(0.145,0.047,0.212)
HEX8
#250c36ff
CSS Name
Decimal
037012054

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Color info

Lightness
13%
Saturation
64%
Hue
276°
Chroma
31
Temperature
WarmCool
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