The Austere Cavern down Dimming

#481a50 RGB(72,26,80)

About this color

The Austere Cavern down Dimming occupies the dark, vivid end of the magenta spectrum, defined by its coordinates #481a50 — RGB(72, 26, 80).

#481a50RGB(72, 26, 80)

HSL 291° · 51% 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 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 Austere Cavern down Dimming
HEX
#481a50
RGB
rgb(72,26,80)
RGB%
rgb(28.2%,10.2%,31.4%)
HSL
hsl(291,51%,21%)
HSV
hsv(291,68%,31%)
CMYK
cmyk(10,68,0,69)
LAB
lab(19,31,-23)
LCH
lch(19,39,323)
sRGB
(0.282,0.102,0.314)
HEX8
#481a50ff
CSS Name
Decimal
072026080

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Color info

Lightness
21%
Saturation
51%
Hue
291°
Chroma
39
Temperature
WarmCool
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