The Cave for Pitiless Corroding

#280a52 RGB(40,10,82)

About this color

The Cave for Pitiless Corroding is rendered by screens as RGB(40, 10, 82) — a dark, intense violet hue.

#280a52RGB(40, 10, 82)

HSL 265° · 78% saturation · 18% 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 Cave for Pitiless Corroding
HEX
#280a52
RGB
rgb(40,10,82)
RGB%
rgb(15.7%,3.9%,32.2%)
HSL
hsl(265,78%,18%)
HSV
hsv(265,88%,32%)
CMYK
cmyk(51,88,0,68)
LAB
lab(11,32,-37)
LCH
lch(11,49,311)
sRGB
(0.157,0.039,0.322)
HEX8
#280a52ff
CSS Name
Decimal
040010082

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Color info

Lightness
18%
Saturation
78%
Hue
265°
Chroma
49
Temperature
WarmCool
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