What the Char Inside Aching Despairing

#371149 RGB(55,17,73)

About this color

What the Char Inside Aching Despairing is rendered by screens as RGB(55, 17, 73) — a dark, vivid violet hue.

#371149RGB(55, 17, 73)

HSL 281° · 62% 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 the Char Inside Aching Despairing
HEX
#371149
RGB
rgb(55,17,73)
RGB%
rgb(21.6%,6.7%,28.6%)
HSL
hsl(281,62%,18%)
HSV
hsv(281,77%,29%)
CMYK
cmyk(25,77,0,71)
LAB
lab(14,29,-27)
LCH
lch(14,40,317)
sRGB
(0.216,0.067,0.286)
HEX8
#371149ff
CSS Name
Decimal
055017073

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Color info

Lightness
18%
Saturation
62%
Hue
281°
Chroma
40
Temperature
WarmCool
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