When Ruined Carbon underneath Brooding

#4f3853 RGB(79,56,83)

About this color

When Ruined Carbon underneath Brooding is rendered by screens as RGB(79, 56, 83) — a dark, muted magenta hue.

#4f3853RGB(79, 56, 83)

HSL 291° · 19% saturation · 27% 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 formats

Name
When Ruined Carbon underneath Brooding
HEX
#4f3853
RGB
rgb(79,56,83)
RGB%
rgb(31%,22%,32.5%)
HSL
hsl(291,19%,27%)
HSV
hsv(291,33%,33%)
CMYK
cmyk(5,33,0,67)
LAB
lab(27,16,-12)
LCH
lch(27,20,323)
sRGB
(0.31,0.22,0.325)
HEX8
#4f3853ff
CSS Name
Decimal
079056083

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Color info

Lightness
27%
Saturation
19%
Hue
291°
Chroma
20
Temperature
WarmCool
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