Reflective Alcove down Lasting

#4c2ba6 RGB(76,43,166)

About this color

Reflective Alcove down Lasting occupies the medium-dark, vivid end of the violet spectrum, defined by its coordinates #4c2ba6 — RGB(76, 43, 166).

#4c2ba6RGB(76, 43, 166)

HSL 256° · 59% saturation · 41% lightness

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Psychology

Violet at medium lightness walks a line between warm and cool — often associated with creativity, spirituality and ambiguity.

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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

This shade sits in a versatile middle ground — useful as interactive elements, tags, badges, and highlight states. It has enough saturation to register clearly without straining extended-reading contexts.

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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
Reflective Alcove down Lasting
HEX
#4c2ba6
RGB
rgb(76,43,166)
RGB%
rgb(29.8%,16.9%,65.1%)
HSL
hsl(256,59%,41%)
HSV
hsv(256,74%,65%)
CMYK
cmyk(54,74,0,35)
LAB
lab(29,46,-61)
LCH
lch(29,76,307)
sRGB
(0.298,0.169,0.651)
HEX8
#4c2ba6ff
CSS Name
Decimal
076043166

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Color info

Lightness
41%
Saturation
59%
Hue
256°
Chroma
76
Temperature
WarmCool
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