Starless Basalt over the Searing

#401e6a RGB(64,30,106)

About this color

Starless Basalt over the Searing is rendered by screens as RGB(64, 30, 106) — a dark, vivid violet hue.

#401e6aRGB(64, 30, 106)

HSL 267° · 56% saturation · 27% 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

The original purple dye — Tyrian purple — was extracted from sea snails and required thousands of molluscs for a single garment, making it the most expensive colour in the ancient world.

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Design use

Practically speaking, this deep violet is most at home as a grounding element in print design — covers, footers, section dividers. On screen it suits dashboards and interfaces where a serious tone matters.

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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
Starless Basalt over the Searing
HEX
#401e6a
RGB
rgb(64,30,106)
RGB%
rgb(25.1%,11.8%,41.6%)
HSL
hsl(267,56%,27%)
HSV
hsv(267,72%,42%)
CMYK
cmyk(40,72,0,58)
LAB
lab(20,33,-38)
LCH
lch(20,50,311)
sRGB
(0.251,0.118,0.416)
HEX8
#401e6aff
CSS Name
Decimal
064030106

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Color info

Lightness
27%
Saturation
56%
Hue
267°
Chroma
50
Temperature
WarmCool
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