Distraught Basalt Against Waning

#40022c RGB(64,2,44)

About this color

Distraught Basalt Against Waning is rendered by screens as RGB(64, 2, 44) — a deep, intense magenta hue.

#40022cRGB(64, 2, 44)

HSL 319° · 94% saturation · 13% lightness

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Psychology

Dark magentas feel intense and sophisticated — editorial fashion, luxury cosmetics, bold graphic design.

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History

Fuchsine and its relatives, the first aniline dyes, triggered a Victorian fashion craze for bright synthetic colours that natural dyes could never match.

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Design use

Practically speaking, this deep magenta 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 magenta with deep forest green for bold contrast, or with pale pink and warm ivory for a palette of refined intensity.

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Color formats

Name
Distraught Basalt Against Waning
HEX
#40022c
RGB
rgb(64,2,44)
RGB%
rgb(25.1%,0.8%,17.3%)
HSL
hsl(319,94%,13%)
HSV
hsv(319,97%,25%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,97,31,75)
LAB
lab(11,32,-10)
LCH
lch(11,34,343)
sRGB
(0.251,0.008,0.173)
HEX8
#40022cff
CSS Name
Decimal
064002044

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Color info

Lightness
13%
Saturation
94%
Hue
319°
Chroma
34
Temperature
WarmCool
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