When Sable Basalt till Fettering

#4f274e RGB(79,39,78)

About this color

When Sable Basalt till Fettering is rendered by screens as RGB(79, 39, 78) — a dark, moderate magenta hue.

#4f274eRGB(79, 39, 78)

HSL 302° · 34% saturation · 23% 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 Categories

Color formats

Name
When Sable Basalt till Fettering
HEX
#4f274e
RGB
rgb(79,39,78)
RGB%
rgb(31%,15.3%,30.6%)
HSL
hsl(302,34%,23%)
HSV
hsv(302,51%,31%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,51,1,69)
LAB
lab(23,25,-16)
LCH
lch(23,30,327)
sRGB
(0.31,0.153,0.306)
HEX8
#4f274eff
CSS Name
Decimal
079039078

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Color info

Lightness
23%
Saturation
34%
Hue
302°
Chroma
30
Temperature
WarmCool
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