The Boulder with Melancholy Sapping

#390f52 RGB(57,15,82)

About this color

The Boulder with Melancholy Sapping is rendered by screens as RGB(57, 15, 82) — a dark, vivid violet hue.

#390f52RGB(57, 15, 82)

HSL 278° · 69% saturation · 19% 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
The Boulder with Melancholy Sapping
HEX
#390f52
RGB
rgb(57,15,82)
RGB%
rgb(22.4%,5.9%,32.2%)
HSL
hsl(278,69%,19%)
HSV
hsv(278,82%,32%)
CMYK
cmyk(30,82,0,68)
LAB
lab(15,33,-32)
LCH
lch(15,46,316)
sRGB
(0.224,0.059,0.322)
HEX8
#390f52ff
CSS Name
Decimal
057015082

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Color info

Lightness
19%
Saturation
69%
Hue
278°
Chroma
46
Temperature
WarmCool
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