What Brooding Boulder by Weeping

#331644 RGB(51,22,68)

About this color

What Brooding Boulder by Weeping is rendered by screens as RGB(51, 22, 68) — a dark, vivid violet hue.

#331644RGB(51, 22, 68)

HSL 278° · 51% 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
What Brooding Boulder by Weeping
HEX
#331644
RGB
rgb(51,22,68)
RGB%
rgb(20%,8.6%,26.7%)
HSL
hsl(278,51%,18%)
HSV
hsv(278,68%,27%)
CMYK
cmyk(25,68,0,73)
LAB
lab(14,24,-23)
LCH
lch(14,33,316)
sRGB
(0.2,0.086,0.267)
HEX8
#331644ff
CSS Name
Decimal
051022068

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Color info

Lightness
18%
Saturation
51%
Hue
278°
Chroma
33
Temperature
WarmCool
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