The Forgotten Basalt off Trembling

#42194b RGB(66,25,75)

About this color

The Forgotten Basalt off Trembling occupies the dark, vivid end of the magenta spectrum, defined by its coordinates #42194b — RGB(66, 25, 75).

#42194bRGB(66, 25, 75)

HSL 289° · 50% saturation · 20% 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
The Forgotten Basalt off Trembling
HEX
#42194b
RGB
rgb(66,25,75)
RGB%
rgb(25.9%,9.8%,29.4%)
HSL
hsl(289,50%,20%)
HSV
hsv(289,67%,29%)
CMYK
cmyk(12,67,0,71)
LAB
lab(17,28,-22)
LCH
lch(17,36,322)
sRGB
(0.259,0.098,0.294)
HEX8
#42194bff
CSS Name
Decimal
066025075

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Color info

Lightness
20%
Saturation
50%
Hue
289°
Chroma
36
Temperature
WarmCool
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