Withered Brine in Shrinking

#351956 RGB(53,25,86)

About this color

Withered Brine in Shrinking is rendered by screens as RGB(53, 25, 86) — a dark, vivid violet hue.

#351956RGB(53, 25, 86)

HSL 268° · 55% saturation · 22% 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
Withered Brine in Shrinking
HEX
#351956
RGB
rgb(53,25,86)
RGB%
rgb(20.8%,9.8%,33.7%)
HSL
hsl(268,55%,22%)
HSV
hsv(268,71%,34%)
CMYK
cmyk(38,71,0,66)
LAB
lab(16,28,-32)
LCH
lch(16,43,311)
sRGB
(0.208,0.098,0.337)
HEX8
#351956ff
CSS Name
Decimal
053025086

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Color info

Lightness
22%
Saturation
55%
Hue
268°
Chroma
43
Temperature
WarmCool
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