When Charred Basalt circa Graying

#300533 RGB(48,5,51)

About this color

When Charred Basalt circa Graying is rendered by screens as RGB(48, 5, 51) — a deep, intense magenta hue.

#300533RGB(48, 5, 51)

HSL 296° · 82% saturation · 11% 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 Charred Basalt circa Graying
HEX
#300533
RGB
rgb(48,5,51)
RGB%
rgb(18.8%,2%,20%)
HSL
hsl(296,82%,11%)
HSV
hsv(296,90%,20%)
CMYK
cmyk(6,90,0,80)
LAB
lab(9,28,-19)
LCH
lch(9,34,326)
sRGB
(0.188,0.02,0.2)
HEX8
#300533ff
CSS Name
Decimal
048005051

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Color info

Lightness
11%
Saturation
82%
Hue
296°
Chroma
34
Temperature
WarmCool
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