When Dour Cave with Souring

#402a43 RGB(64,42,67)

About this color

When Dour Cave with Souring is rendered by screens as RGB(64, 42, 67) — a dark, muted magenta hue.

#402a43RGB(64, 42, 67)

HSL 293° · 23% saturation · 21% 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 primary background in dark themes, a strong border or divider, or a headline colour against a light surface. Combine with lighter tints of the same hue for a cohesive palette.

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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 Categories

Color formats

Name
When Dour Cave with Souring
HEX
#402a43
RGB
rgb(64,42,67)
RGB%
rgb(25.1%,16.5%,26.3%)
HSL
hsl(293,23%,21%)
HSV
hsv(293,37%,26%)
CMYK
cmyk(4,37,0,74)
LAB
lab(21,15,-12)
LCH
lch(21,19,321)
sRGB
(0.251,0.165,0.263)
HEX8
#402a43ff
CSS Name
Decimal
064042067

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Color info

Lightness
21%
Saturation
23%
Hue
293°
Chroma
19
Temperature
WarmCool
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