Mourning Cairn out the Dissolving

#52197a RGB(82,25,122)

About this color

Mourning Cairn out the Dissolving is rendered by screens as RGB(82, 25, 122) — a dark, vivid violet hue.

#52197aRGB(82, 25, 122)

HSL 275° · 66% saturation · 29% lightness

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Psychology

Dark violets carry associations of mystery, luxury, and depth — historically linked to royalty when purple dye was extraordinarily costly.

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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

Practically speaking, this deep violet 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 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 formats

Name
Mourning Cairn out the Dissolving
HEX
#52197a
RGB
rgb(82,25,122)
RGB%
rgb(32.2%,9.8%,47.8%)
HSL
hsl(275,66%,29%)
HSV
hsv(275,80%,48%)
CMYK
cmyk(33,80,0,52)
LAB
lab(23,43,-44)
LCH
lch(23,62,314)
sRGB
(0.322,0.098,0.478)
HEX8
#52197aff
CSS Name
Decimal
082025122

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Color info

Lightness
29%
Saturation
66%
Hue
275°
Chroma
62
Temperature
WarmCool
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