The Carbon circa Joyless Howling

#4e3b52 RGB(78,59,82)

About this color

The Carbon circa Joyless Howling is rendered by screens as RGB(78, 59, 82) — a dark, muted magenta hue.

#4e3b52RGB(78, 59, 82)

HSL 290° · 16% saturation · 28% 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 grounding element in print design — covers, footers, section dividers. On screen it suits dashboards and interfaces where a serious tone matters.

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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
The Carbon circa Joyless Howling
HEX
#4e3b52
RGB
rgb(78,59,82)
RGB%
rgb(30.6%,23.1%,32.2%)
HSL
hsl(290,16%,28%)
HSV
hsv(290,28%,32%)
CMYK
cmyk(5,28,0,68)
LAB
lab(28,13,-11)
LCH
lch(28,17,320)
sRGB
(0.306,0.231,0.322)
HEX8
#4e3b52ff
CSS Name
Decimal
078059082

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Color info

Lightness
28%
Saturation
16%
Hue
290°
Chroma
17
Temperature
WarmCool
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