When the Forgotten Basalt off Scorching

#291528 RGB(41,21,40)

About this color

When the Forgotten Basalt off Scorching is rendered by screens as RGB(41, 21, 40) — a deep, moderate magenta hue.

#291528RGB(41, 21, 40)

HSL 303° · 32% saturation · 12% 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
When the Forgotten Basalt off Scorching
HEX
#291528
RGB
rgb(41,21,40)
RGB%
rgb(16.1%,8.2%,15.7%)
HSL
hsl(303,32%,12%)
HSV
hsv(303,49%,16%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,49,2,84)
LAB
lab(10,14,-9)
LCH
lch(10,17,327)
sRGB
(0.161,0.082,0.157)
HEX8
#291528ff
CSS Name
Decimal
041021040

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Color info

Lightness
12%
Saturation
32%
Hue
303°
Chroma
17
Temperature
WarmCool
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