What the Blighted Cave off Shattering

#3c026f RGB(60,2,111)

About this color

What the Blighted Cave off Shattering is rendered by screens as RGB(60, 2, 111) — a dark, intense violet hue.

#3c026fRGB(60, 2, 111)

HSL 272° · 96% 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
What the Blighted Cave off Shattering
HEX
#3c026f
RGB
rgb(60,2,111)
RGB%
rgb(23.5%,0.8%,43.5%)
HSL
hsl(272,96%,22%)
HSV
hsv(272,98%,44%)
CMYK
cmyk(46,98,0,56)
LAB
lab(16,45,-48)
LCH
lch(16,66,313)
sRGB
(0.235,0.008,0.435)
HEX8
#3c026fff
CSS Name
Decimal
060002111

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Color info

Lightness
22%
Saturation
96%
Hue
272°
Chroma
66
Temperature
WarmCool
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