When Plaintive Boulder circa Trampling

#4f3d4e RGB(79,61,78)

About this color

When Plaintive Boulder circa Trampling occupies the dark, muted end of the magenta spectrum, defined by its coordinates #4f3d4e — RGB(79, 61, 78).

#4f3d4eRGB(79, 61, 78)

HSL 303° · 13% 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 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 Plaintive Boulder circa Trampling
HEX
#4f3d4e
RGB
rgb(79,61,78)
RGB%
rgb(31%,23.9%,30.6%)
HSL
hsl(303,13%,27%)
HSV
hsv(303,23%,31%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,23,1,69)
LAB
lab(28,11,-7)
LCH
lch(28,13,328)
sRGB
(0.31,0.239,0.306)
HEX8
#4f3d4eff
CSS Name
Decimal
079061078

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Color info

Lightness
27%
Saturation
13%
Hue
303°
Chroma
13
Temperature
WarmCool
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