Grim Brine amid Strangling

#400d4c RGB(64,13,76)

About this color

Grim Brine amid Strangling occupies the dark, vivid end of the magenta spectrum, defined by its coordinates #400d4c — RGB(64, 13, 76).

#400d4cRGB(64, 13, 76)

HSL 289° · 71% saturation · 17% 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
Grim Brine amid Strangling
HEX
#400d4c
RGB
rgb(64,13,76)
RGB%
rgb(25.1%,5.1%,29.8%)
HSL
hsl(289,71%,17%)
HSV
hsv(289,83%,30%)
CMYK
cmyk(16,83,0,70)
LAB
lab(15,34,-27)
LCH
lch(15,43,322)
sRGB
(0.251,0.051,0.298)
HEX8
#400d4cff
CSS Name
Decimal
064013076

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Color info

Lightness
17%
Saturation
71%
Hue
289°
Chroma
43
Temperature
WarmCool
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