What Piteous Basalt circa Yielding

#452c54 RGB(69,44,84)

About this color

What Piteous Basalt circa Yielding occupies the dark, moderate end of the violet spectrum, defined by its coordinates #452c54 — RGB(69, 44, 84).

#452c54RGB(69, 44, 84)

HSL 278° · 31% saturation · 25% 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

Mauveine, the first synthetic dye, was discovered by accident in 1856 by eighteen-year-old William Perkin — a purple that sparked an industrial revolution in colour.

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Design use

Practically speaking, this deep violet 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 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 Categories

Color formats

Name
What Piteous Basalt circa Yielding
HEX
#452c54
RGB
rgb(69,44,84)
RGB%
rgb(27.1%,17.3%,32.9%)
HSL
hsl(278,31%,25%)
HSV
hsv(278,48%,33%)
CMYK
cmyk(18,48,0,67)
LAB
lab(23,20,-20)
LCH
lch(23,28,315)
sRGB
(0.271,0.173,0.329)
HEX8
#452c54ff
CSS Name
Decimal
069044084

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Color info

Lightness
25%
Saturation
31%
Hue
278°
Chroma
28
Temperature
WarmCool
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